marathoner
UK/ˈmæ.ɹæ.θən.ə(ɹ)/
marathoner noun: someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
Noun
marathoner (plural marathoners)
- Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
- She called on all the marathoners to go to Staten Island to help with the clean-up effort and to bring the clothes they would have shed at the start to shelters or other places where displaced people were in need.2012 November 2, Ken Belson, “After Days of Pressure, Marathon Is Off”, in The New York Times, retrieved 02 Nov 2012
- “I just go as long as I can before my legs get too heavy and my head gets in a haze,” said Chris Zablocki, the best marathoner most elite marathoners have never heard of.2018 March 16, Lindsay Crouse, “Is Chris Zablocki the Best Extreme Marathoner?”, in The New York Times
Forms of marathoner
| plural | marathoners |
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Origin of marathoner
From marathon + -er.
Words formed from marathoner
Questions about marathoner
- What does marathoner mean?
- Marathoner means someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
- What part of speech is marathoner?
- Marathoner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce marathoner?
- Marathoner is pronounced /ˈmæ.ɹæ.θən.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of marathoner?
- The plural of marathoner is marathoners.
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