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SPRINTER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Someone who runs a short distance at top speed
Classified under:
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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