weightlifter

American

[wayt-lift-er] / ˈweɪt lɪft ər /

noun

a person who participates in the sport of weightlifting, either professionally or as a hobby.

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Only ONE trans woman weightlifter competed in Tokyo 2021 and she did not win a medal.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Olympic team as a weightlifter, a sport in which she had risen to a world-class level in the women’s 63-kilogram division.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

And, no, he wasn’t a weightlifter, chainsaw juggler or a magician like the other familiar fixtures on the Venice boardwalk.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

To date, one openly transgender female athlete has competed in a women’s category at the Olympics: New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, at the Tokyo Games in the summer of 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2025

I squat and stand, sure I look like a weightlifter at the Olympics as my legs wobble.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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