pole-vaultern.
/ˈpəʊlˌvɔːltə/, /ˈpəʊlˌvɒltə/, U.S. /ˈpoʊlˌvɔltər/, /ˈpoʊlˌvɑltər/ Chiefly Athletics.
A person who performs a pole vault; a competitor in the athletic event of pole-vaulting. Also figurative.
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1862 Dundee Courier & Argus 25 Aug. The champion pole vaulter, Musgrove, gave an interesting exhibition of his powers, and succeeded amid much applause, in clearing a height of 10 feet 4 inches.
1891 W. M'Combie Smith Athletes & Athletic Sports of Scotl. viii. 88 From the moment he takes hold of the pole as he commences his run till he lets it go as he crosses the bar the pole-vaulter never shifts his hands.
1956 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Oct. (B ed.) 12/2 The United States Air Force unit responsible for making these jaunts across the roof of the world a daily routing is the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron—more colloquially known as ‘the pole vaulters’.
1976 Milton Keynes Express 30 July 43/2 Saturday's performance was helped by the presence of two new pole vaulters.
1995 GQ Jan. 132/1 Dr Tim Anstiss is..a competitive pole-vaulter and Gladiators contestant.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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