SPRINTER

sprinter

(noun) someone who runs a short distance at top speed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

sprinter (plural sprinters)

One who sprints.

Etymology 2

Noun

sprinter (uncountable)

Transition period between winter and spring: late winter.

Coordinate terms

• sprummer

Anagrams

• printers, reprints

Etymology

Noun

Sprinter (plural Sprinters)

(rail transport, British) A British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.

Anagrams

• printers, reprints

Source: Wiktionary


Sprint"er, n.

Definition: One who sprints; one who runs in sprint races; as, a champion sprinter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




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DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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