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javelin thrower in British English (ˈdʒævlɪn ˈθrəʊə) noun athletics a person who throws a javelin Examples of 'javelin thrower' in a sentencejavelin thrower Would a javelin thrower pull out if she broke her spear?They never quite explained how the success of a javelin thrower was supposed to validate their own brand of communism, but they didn't need to.With three elbow surgeries behind her, the javelin thrower, 32, has long competed with the realisation that the end could come at any moment.He ran in like a sprinter, hurled the ball like a javelin thrower and finessed his opponents like a chess grandmaster.The javelin throwers warmed up, casting javelins an impossible distance.It's a chance to see the country's best cyclists, javelin throwers, rowers and sailors.Then the first batch of javelin throwers (male qualification) filed into the stadium, and the buzz went up another notch. © bikeriderlondon, shutterstock |