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Meanings of weightlifter (weightlifters) in English

Catalan
aixecador de pesos

An athlete who lifts barbells.

aixecador de pesos
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Examples for "lifter"
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The power-lifter veins in his forehead bulged slightly as I annoyed him.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
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A blackened gouge appeared in the steel hull of the lifter overhead.
Mech
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If a link lifter or arm were broken, what should be done?
The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
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Hope they all made it, said Dorman, calling in a rescue-lifter.
Mech
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The nearest lifter wasn't far from the spot where his home had been.
The dark griffin
Usage of weightlifters in English
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The weightlifters demanded the minister apologise otherwise they will boycott the Games.
The Guardian
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In Dateline Pacific, Samoa raises complaint about transgender weightlifters competing against women.
Radio NZ
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But for now, weightlifters and yoga enthusiasts alike can sweat all they want.
Wired
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These were weightlifters and circus strongmen recruited by the CIA for the day.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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A total of 15 weightlifters were provisionally suspended by the International Olympic Committee.
Radio NZ
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Younger, bigger weightlifters can hoist heavier bars than he can.
The Guardian
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Proscovia, Uganda's vice-captain and opening ceremony flag-bearer, said the weightlifters might just be visiting relatives.
News.com.au
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Conversely, three weightlifters also tested positive but received bans ranging from six months to life.
The Irish Times
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The lack of trainer meant the weightlifters were being forced to treat each other's injuries.
News.com.au
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Turkish weightlifters won two gold medals and a silver at the 2007 world youth championships.
Reuters
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There's a lot of small weightlifters, 48 kilo class.
Wired
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The two Welshmen's behaviour put all of Britain's weightlifters on the brink of international disqualification.
News.com.au
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Here in the gym at Leeds Metropolitan University, British weightlifters are training for the Olympics.
The Guardian
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Thai weightlifters are banned from the Tokyo Games due to a high number of doping cases.
Reuters
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Pacific weightlifters remain upbeat despite falling just short of Olympic qualification at last month's World Championships.
Radio NZ
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The probes also threaten to keep weightlifters, cyclists, and other Russian athletes out of international competition.
The Guardian
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