Definition of sprinter in US English:
sprinter
nounˈsprɪn(t)ərˈsprin(t)ər
An athlete who races over short distances.
Example sentencesExamples
- A sprinter's season consists of perhaps 10 major races—less than 100 seconds of performance.
- Now she is an athlete, a medal-winning sprinter whose earnings have helped her family build this house.
- To the inexperienced observer, sprinters are experts at wasting time.
- She was looking for a sprinter who could become a bobsleigh pusher, giving her team a competitive edge with explosive starts.
- He has been ranked one of the top ten sprinters in the world for the past ten years.