bodybuilder

Meaning

  1. A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
  2. (form-of, rare) Rare form of body-builder (“one who builds vehicle bodies”).

Synonyms

muscle builder

muscle-builder

musclebuilder

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English byldere English builder English bodybuilder From body + builder.

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