marathoner
noun
mar·a·thon·er
ˈmer-ə-ˌthä-nər 
ˈma-rə-
: someone (such as a runner) who takes part in a marathon
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Turkey’s best men’s marathoner in Rio was born in Kenya — once named Mike Kipruto Kigen, and now called Kaan Kigen Ozbilen — and two of their three athletes in the women’s marathon originated from Ethiopia.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Goggins lived this truth from 300-pound nobody to Navy SEAL to ultra-marathoner.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The marathoner, who just returned from running the Tokyo marathon and was a Statesman Cap10K ambassador this year, discovered running as a 38-year-old and had to re-learn how to walk and then run in 2015 after having a brain tumor removed.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Goggins lived this truth from 300-pound nobody to Navy SEAL to ultra-marathoner.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The marathoner, who just returned from running the Tokyo marathon and was a Statesman Cap10K ambassador this year, discovered running as a 38-year-old and had to re-learn how to walk and then run in 2015 after having a brain tumor removed.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for marathoner
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“Marathoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marathoner. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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marathoner
noun
mar·a·thon·er
ˈmar-ə-ˌthän-ər
: one (as a runner) who takes part in a marathon
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