Etymology
Origin of lifter
Example Sentences
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I got one of my favourite wickets in my career, a lifter to Faf Du Plessis on the fourth evening, just as he was providing significant rearguard.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
Robert Rogers, who spent 12 years as an omnivorous weight lifter before switching to a plant-based diet in 2020, thinks he looks "10 times better" than he did five years ago.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
Of the four chambers, the left ventricle is the heavy lifter, as its thick, cone-shaped musculature is built for pumping blood through the entire body.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
The International Powerlifting Federation has tightened its transgender policy after a 40-year-old male-born lifter broke multiple women’s records at a meet this month in Canada.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023
He’s twelve And a weight lifter in his garage.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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