bodybuilder
Meanings
Plural: bodybuilders
Noun
- someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
- A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
- Rare form of body-builder (“one who builds vehicle bodies”).
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-
Proto-West Germanic *bodag
Old English bodiġ
Middle English bodi
English body
Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
Old English bytlan
Middle English bylden
Latin -ariusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
Middle English byldere
English builder
English bodybuilder
From body + builder.
Synonyms
builder, muscle builder, muscle-builder, musclebuilder, muscleman
Scrabble Score: 20
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