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bobsledder

bobsledder

2 5.1
A person who rides a fast sled down an icy track in races
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑbˌslɛdər/
  • US
translation icon : piloto de bobsled
  • As a professional bobsledder, he races down the steep, icy course at incredible speeds.
  • Olympic bobsledder
  • Jamaican bobsledder

And lo and behold, that person has become a great bobsledder.

Examples

  • Elana Meyers Taylor is a successful bobsledder who has competed in multiple Olympic games.

  • Sprinters make the best bobsledders.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • I am going to be a bobsledder.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • You and your stupid friend, playing like you are bobsledders.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • Can you imagine, a Jamaican bobsledder?

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • That lunatic was an Olympic bobsledder who tried to get your father to switch sports.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • Unfortunately, Ronald's moving with the speed of a Special Olympic bobsledder.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A bobsledder.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • Twenty years ago, you came down here to see if you could make a Jamaican sprinter into a bobsledder, and you never got that chance.

    Cool Runnings (1993)

  • The coach trained many aspiring bobsledders to improve their technique on the ice track.

Synonyms

racer
vsbobsledder
64 1.9

A person who runs or drives in a competition to see who is fastest

competes specifically by riding a sled down an icy track
sledder
vsbobsledder
  • US
1 2.8

A person who rides down a snowy hill for fun

competes in formal timed races using a fast sled on an ice track

How Skilled

champion
600 2.4
bobsledder
  • US
2 5.1
amateur
122 2.8
novice
46 3.4

Surface Forms

bobsledder singular
bobsledders plural

Morphology

bobsledder = bobsled (semi-transparent) = bob + er

The suffix -er is a regular agentive ending added to the base bobsled.

Etymology

The word bobsledder comes from bobsled, made of bob, from the verb 'to bob' meaning 'to move up and down', and sled, a simple vehicle that slides on snow. That's why a bobsledder is someone who rides a bobsled down an ice track.