bodybuilder
/ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.89 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "COACH BODYBUILDER wanted. Apply omnibus stables, Camberwell."
- "COACHMAKERS.—Wanted, three IMPROVERS to the bodymaking, all new work. Greenfield and Callaway, bodybuilders to the trade, Milson’s Steam Works, 121, Liverpool-street."
- "WANTED, First-class Coachsmith and Bodybuilder.—Apply to M. Bohan, Wellington Coach Factory, Wellington."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder English bodybuilder From body + builder.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dəɹ/
- British English: /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/