Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blade jumper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: blade jumper
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A para-athlete who runs and jumps in jumping events using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Last Friday, Hertog became the first ‘blade jumper’ to compete in the able-bodied competition at the Great CityGames Manchester and leapt 7.00m in a contest won by Olympic champion Greg Rutherford with 8.20m."
"German blade-jumper gains 'no advantage' and could be selected for Olympics"
"Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world"
"Markus Rehm: The blade jumper fighting to be in able-bodied games"

Etymology

From blade + jumper, coined in analogy to bladerunner.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

blade jumpers (plural) blade-jumper (alternative) bladejumper (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bladerunner

Questions

What does blade jumper mean?: A para-athlete who runs and jumps in jumping events using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.
Where does blade jumper come from?: From blade + jumper, coined in analogy to bladerunner.

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