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pole jumper

pole jumper

4.2
A person who uses a long pole to jump over a high bar in sport
  • noun
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  • The crowd cheered as the pole jumper soared gracefully over the bar.

Examples

  • The pole jumper cleared a new personal record at the state championships.

  • The pole jumper cleared the bar easily.

  • As a pole jumper, she trains every day to improve her technique and height.

  • Is she a talented pole jumper?

  • The pole jumper cleared the height set for the final round of the competition.

  • During the track meet, the pole jumper achieved a personal best by soaring over the bar.

  • Training every day helps the pole jumper improve their technique and form.

Synonyms

vaulter
vspole jumper
3 7.7

An athlete who uses a long pole to jump over a high bar

is a more general label rather than the sport's standard name
pole vaulter
vspole jumper
2 4.0

An athlete who uses a long pole to jump over a high bar

is a general term for that athlete rather than the sport name

Surface Forms

pole jumper singular
pole jumpers plural

Morphology

pole + jumper

The meaning 'an athlete who jumps using a pole' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'pole' (a long stick) with 'jumper' (a person who jumps). This instrument+agent composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The compound pole jumper comes from the sport where a jumper uses a long pole to run, plant it, bend like a spring, and fly over a high bar. So, it means 'an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar using a long pole'.