Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
dictionary thesaurus view recents

weight man

noun
Save Word

Definition of weight man

: an athlete who competes in any of the field events in which a weight is thrown or put

Examples of weight man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While overweight men had a similar lifespan to normal-weight men, obese men lived 1.9 fewer years, and extremely obese men died six years sooner. — Lisa Rapaport, Fox News, "Obesity tied to shorter life, overweight people more years with heart disease," 26 Mar. 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'weight man.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of weight man

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about weight man

Time Traveler for weight man

Time Traveler

The first known use of weight man was circa 1949

See more words from the same year

Statistics for weight man

Cite this Entry

“Weight man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20man. Accessed 13 Aug. 2020.

Comments on weight man

What made you want to look up weight man? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

catch-22

Listen to the pronunciation of catch-22

See Definitions and Examples »

Test Your Vocabulary

Original Meanings Quiz

  • rembrandt painting a young scholar and his tutor
  • Which of the following is the earliest known sense of the word awe?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Bee Cubed

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games