Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who sprints.

    A person who runs.

    спри́нтерsprínter

    someone who runs a short distance at top speed

  2. A competitive cyclist who can finish a race by accelerating rapidly.

  3. A sprint car.

  4. (uncountable)The transition period between winter and spring: late winter.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Ziri was running like a sprinter.

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  2. Oleg knew Anna was a sprinter.

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  3. Generally speaking, distance runners are less flexible than sprinters.

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  4. While cycling, a sprinter overtook me. I was speechless.

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  5. The sprinter was slow off the mark and never caught up with the rest.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
one who sprints:

Origin

Blend of spring + winter.

Blend of spring + winter.

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Forms

plural: sprinters
Singularsprinter
Pluralsprinters

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsprint

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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