English Explanatory Dictionary

sprinter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who sprints.
  2. A person who runs.
  3. A competitive cyclist who can finish a race by accelerating rapidly.
  4. A sprint car.
noun
  1. The transition period between winter and spring: late winter.
noun
  1. A British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɹɪn.tə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sprinter.wav /ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/

Word forms

sprinter sprinters

Etymology

From sprint + -er.

Related words

Pacer

Translations

Bulgarian: спринтьо́р Czech: sprinter Greek: σπρίντερ Japanese: スプリンター Korean: 스프린터 Polish: sprinter Polish: sprinterka Romanian: sprinter Romanian: sprinteră Russian: спри́нтер Serbo-Croatian: спри̏нтер Serbo-Croatian: спри̏нтерица Serbo-Croatian: sprȉnter Serbo-Croatian: sprȉnterica Spanish: velocista Spanish: esprínter Walloon: sprinteu
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