marathoner
/ˈmæ.ɹæ.θən.ə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
Example Sentences
- "She called on all the marathoners to go to Staten Island to help with the clean-up effort and to bring the clothes they would have shed at the start to shelters or other places where displaced people were in need."
- "“I just go as long as I can before my legs get too heavy and my head gets in a haze,” said Chris Zablocki, the best marathoner most elite marathoners have never heard of."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmæ.ɹæ.θən.ə(ɹ)/