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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Maine came under national scrutiny for allowing trans athletes in girls' sports amid the state's refusal to comply with Trump's order and a recent incident involving a trans pole vaulter. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025 Greely High School's male star vaulter, Katie Spencer, not only won the event but also helped secure his girls' team the overall state championship by just one point. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 Duplantis, a Swedish pole vaulter, won gold in the men’s event and set a new world record at 6.25 meters to break his previous record. Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 His father, Greg Duplantis, was a professional pole vaulter competing for the United States, while his mother, Helena, competed in heptathlon for Sweden. George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024 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 19 Mar. 2025.

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