vaulter

noun

vault·​er ˈvȯl-tər How to pronounce vaulter (audio)
: one that vaults
especially : an athlete who competes in the pole vault

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Libby became a prominent figure in this Maine debate after posting a Greely High School pole vaulter on social media. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025 Duplantis is a right-handed vaulter, so that hand grips the top of the pole, palm facing the sky. Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 All the federal attention has been unsettling to some Mainers, welcomed by others who don’t want transgender girls playing girls’ sports and disruptive to the 625-student Greely High School, which the transgender pole vaulter attends. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025 The professional golf player and the pole vaulter were first romantically linked in 2017 after Fowler posted a photo of the pair on Instagram. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vaulter

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vaulter was circa 1552

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“Vaulter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaulter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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