"javelin thrower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: javelin throwers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} javelin thrower (plural javelin throwers)
  1. (athletics) An athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Categories (topical): Athletes, Athletics, People Synonyms: javelinist, spearcaster Translations (athlete who competes in the javelin throw): ᾰ̓κοντῐστής (ăkontĭstḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), oštěpař [masculine] (Czech), oštěpařka [feminine] (Czech), spydkaster [common-gender] (Danish), speerwerper [masculine] (Dutch), lancoĵetisto (Esperanto), keihäänheittäjä (Finnish), lanceur de javelot [masculine] (French), lanceuse de javelot [feminine] (French), Speerwerfer [masculine] (German), Speerwerferin [feminine] (German), ακοντιστής (akontistís) [masculine] (Greek), ακοντίστρια (akontístria) [feminine] (Greek), gerelyhajító (Hungarian), spjótkastari [masculine] (Icelandic), giavellottista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), やり投の選手 (yari-tō no senshu) (alt: やりとうのせんしゅ) (Japanese), 창던지기 선수 (changdeonjigi seonsu) (Korean), íetininkas [masculine] (Lithuanian), íetininkė [feminine] (Lithuanian), oszczepnik [masculine] (Polish), oszczepniczka [feminine] (Polish), aruncător de suliță [masculine] (Romanian), aruncătoare de suliță [feminine] (Romanian), мета́тель копья́ (metátelʹ kopʹjá) [masculine] (Russian), oštepár [masculine] (Slovak), oštepárka [feminine] (Slovak), spjutkastare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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