bodybuilder
See also: Bodybuilder
English
WOTD – 20 August 2007
Etymology
From body + builder.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.diˌbɪl.dɚ/, [ˈbɑː.ɾiˌbɪɫ.ɾɚ]
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Noun
bodybuilder (plural bodybuilders)
- (bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
- December 1964, “Muscles are his business”, in Ebony, volume 20, number 2, page 148:
- Physique of powerful bodybuilder (below) is like piece of sculpture. Buffs strive for the well-rounded body, disdain the professional weightlifter, who merely develops a number of very specialized muscles.
- 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, “chapter 2”, in Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding:
- Because it is necessary for a muscle to rest while it grows and because of the importance of balanced development, most competitive bodybuilders train on a split routine; they work certain parts of the body one day and rest those muscles the next while they work the others, alternating like that six days a week.
- 1991, Samuel Wilson Fussell, “chapter 4”, in Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder:
- In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders.
- Synonym: builder
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Related terms
- bodybuilding
Translations
a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique
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See also
- gym rat
- mass monster
- muscle god
- muscle morph
Danish
Etymology
From English bodybuilder.
Noun
bodybuilder c (singular definite bodybuilderen, plural indefinite bodybuildere)
- bodybuilder
Inflection
Declension of bodybuilder
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bodybuilder | bodybuilderen | bodybuildere | bodybuilderne |
genitive | bodybuilders | bodybuilderens | bodybuilderes | bodybuildernes |
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English bodybuilder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.diˌbɪl.dər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧der
Noun
bodybuilder m (plural bodybuilders, diminutive bodybuildertje n, feminine bodybuildster)
- bodybuilder
- Synonym: lichaamsbouwer
Swedish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilder.
Noun
bodybuilder c
- bodybuilder
- För bodybuilders är sötpotatis en utmärkt matkälla. ― For bodybuilders, sweet potatoes is an excellent food source.
- 1980-talet brukar framställas som bodybuilderns, yuppienallens och machomannens årtionde.
- The 1980s is usually portrayed as the decade of the bodybuilder, the cellular phone and the macho man.
- Ett tufft mästerskapsår för bodybuildarna inleds med EM för herrar och par i Budapest, Ungern.
- A busy year with many championships begins with the European Championships for men and mixed pairs in Budapest, Hungary.
- Synonym: kroppsbyggare
Usage notes
- The form bodybuildare, with a common Swedish declension, probably first appeared as a more convenient plural for this English loan-word, but is now also used in singular. However, it is far less common than kroppsbyggare.
Declension
Declension of bodybuilder | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bodybuilder | bodybuildern | bodybuilders | bodybuilders |
Genitive | bodybuilders | bodybuilderns | bodybuilders | bodybuilders |