bodybuilder

See also Bodybuilder

English

WOTD - 20 August 2007    

A male bodybuilder

Etymology

From body +‎ builder.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbɑː.diˌbɪl.dɚ/

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Noun

bodybuilder (plural bodybuilders)

1. (bodybuilding): A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
   • 1964 "Muscles are his business", Ebony‎ (Dec.) 20 (2): 148

     Physique of powerful bodybuilder (below) is like piece of sculpture. Buffs strive for the well-rounded body, disdain the professional weightlifter, who merely develops a number of very specialized muscles.

   • 1974 — Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, ch 2

     Because it is necessary for a muscle to rest while it grows and because of the importance of balanced development, most competitive bodybuilders train on a split routine; they work certain parts of the body one day and rest those muscles the next while they work the others, alternating like that six days a week.

   • 1991 — Samuel Wilson Fussell, Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder, ch 4

     In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders.

Synonyms

• builder

Related terms

• bodybuilding

Translations

a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique

Chinese: Mandarin: 健美運動人員 (cmn), 健美运动人员 (cmn) (jiànměi yùndòng rényuán) Czech: kulturista (cs) m. Danish: bodybuilder (da) Dutch: bodybuilder (nl) Finnish: kehonrakentaja (fi) French: culturiste (fr) m. and f. German: Bodybuilder (de) m., Bodybuilderin (de) f. Hungarian: testépítő (hu) Indonesian: binaragawan (id)

Italian: culturista (it) m. and f. Japanese: ボディビルダー (ja) (bodi birudaa) Macedonian: бодибилдер (mk) (bódibilder) m., билдер (mk) (bílder) m., развиотка (mk) (razviótka) m. (slang) Polish: kulturysta (pl) m., kulturystka (pl) f. Portuguese: culturista (pt) m. Russian: культурист (ru) (kul'turist) m. Spanish: culturista (es) m. and f., fisicoculturista (es) m. Swedish: bodybuilder (sv) Catalan: please add this translation if you can

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Danish

Noun

bodybuilder c. (singular definite bodybuilderen, plural indefinite bodybuildere)

1. bodybuilder

Inflection

    Inflection of bodybuilder

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	bodybuilder	bodybuilderen	bodybuildere	bodybuilderne
genitive	bodybuilders	bodybuilderens	bodybuilderes	bodybuildernes

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Dutch

Noun

bodybuilder c. (plural bodybuilders, diminutive bodybuildertje)

1. bodybuilder

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Swedish

Noun

bodybuilder c.

1. bodybuilder

   För bodybuilders är sötpotatis en utmärkt matkälla

   For bodybuilders, sweet potatoes is an excellent food source

   1980-talet brukar framställas som bodybuilderns, yuppienallens och machomannens årtionde

   The 1980s is usually portrayed as the decade of the bodybuilder, the cellular phone and the macho man

   Ett tufft mästerskapsår för bodybuildarna inleds med EM för herrar och par i Budapest, Ungern.

   A busy year with many championships begins with the European Championships for men and mixed pairs in Budapest, Hungary.

Declension

Declension of bodybuilder with English plural

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bodybuilder	bodybuildern	bodybuilders	bodybuilders
genitive	bodybuilders	bodybuilderns	bodybuilders	bodybuilders

Declension of bodybuildare with Swedish ending -are

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bodybuildare	bodybuildaren	bodybuildare	bodybuildarna
genitive	bodybuildares	bodybuildarens	bodybuildares	bodybuildarnas

Synonyms

• kroppsbyggare

Usage notes

• The form bodybuildare, with a common Swedish declension, probably first appeared as a more convenient plural for this English loan-word, but is now also used in singular. However, it is far less common than kroppsbyggare.