SPRINTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Someone who runs a short distance at top speed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sprinter" is a kind of...):

runner (a trained athlete who competes in foot races)

Instance hyponyms:

Carl Lewis; Frederick Carleton Lewis; Lewis (United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961))

Derivation:

sprint (run very fast, usually for a short distance)

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