bodybuilder

See also: Bodybuilder, body builder, and body-builder

English

WOTD – 20 August 2007

A male bodybuilder (sense 1)

Alternative forms

• body builder, body-builder

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

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -er

Middle English byldere

English builder

English bodybuilder

From body + builder.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dəɹ/, [ˈbɑː.ɾiˌbɪɫ.ɾɚ]

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɒdibɪldə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧build‧er

Noun

bodybuilder (plural bodybuilders)

2. (bodybuilding) A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.

   Synonym: builder

   • December 1964, “Muscles are his business”, in Ebony, volume 20, number 2, page 148:

     Physique of powerful bodybuilder (below) is like piece of sculpture. Buffs strive for the well-rounded body, disdain the professional weightlifter, who merely develops a number of very specialized muscles.

   • 1974, Charles Gaines, George Butler, “chapter 2”, in Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding:

     Because it is necessary for a muscle to rest while it grows and because of the importance of balanced development, most competitive bodybuilders train on a split routine; they work certain parts of the body one day and rest those muscles the next while they work the others, alternating like that six days a week.

   • 1991, Samuel Wilson Fussell, “chapter 4”, in Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder:

     In the competitions, bodybuilders go through "mandatories"—a set of mandatory poses—in the morning, where the judges compare the body parts of the builders.

3. Rare form of body-builder (“one who builds vehicle bodies”).
   • 1881 June 10, “Situations Vacant”, in The Age, number 8212, Melbourne, Vic., front page, column 6:

     COACH BODYBUILDER wanted. Apply omnibus stables, Camberwell.

   • 1881 December 12, “Professions, Trades, &c.”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 13,635, Sydney, N.S.W., page 12, column 2:

     COACHMAKERS.—Wanted, three IMPROVERS to the bodymaking, all new work. Greenfield and Callaway, bodybuilders to the trade, Milson’s Steam Works, 121, Liverpool-street.

   • 1882 February 11, “Wanted”, in The Auckland Evening Star, volume XIII, number 3,591, Auckland, page [3], column 3:

     WANTED, First-class Coachsmith and Bodybuilder.—Apply to M. Bohan, Wellington Coach Factory, Wellington.

   • 1883 March 29, The Evening Post, volume XXV, number 73, Wellington, page [3], column 9:

     WANTED, a first-class Wheelwright and Bodybuilder; state where last employed. Apply to A. Gilmore, Tauranga.

   • 1890 October 23, The Sydney Morning Herald, number 16,406, Sydney, N.S.W., page 8, column 3:

     WANTED, BODYBUILDER to repair Cabs. 39 Turner-street. Redfern.

   • 1892 November 11, The Evening Post, volume XLIV, number 113, Wellington, page [3], column 9:

     WANTED, a good Wheelwright and Bodybuilder: a constant job. Apply to M. Bohan, Wellington Coach Factory, Victoria-street.

   • 1894 August 8, The Sydney Morning Herald, number 17,593, Sydney, N.S.W., page 10, column 6:

     BODYBUILDERS.—Ted., Redfern,—Go to shop where you met me with bicycle,—a chance.

   • 1897 December 29, The Sydney Morning Herald, number 18,655, Sydney, N.S.W., page 10, column 5:

     WANTED, first-class BODYBUILDER. Apply W. Brett, Rozelle, Balmain.

   • 1899 July 14, “Male Help Wanted”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, volume 141, number 14, Philadelphia, Pa., page 10, column 1:

     BLACKSMITHS and bodybuilders. Fulton & Walker Co., 20th and Filbert.

Related terms

• bodybuilding

Translations

a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: բոդիբիլդեր (bodibilder), կուլտուրիստ (kulturist)
• Catalan: culturista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 健美運動人員／健美运动人员 (jiànměi yùndòng rényuán)

• Czech: kulturista m
• Danish: bodybuilder
• Dutch: bodybuilder (nl) m, lichaamsbouwer m
• Esperanto: korpokulturisto
• Finnish: kehonrakentaja (fi)
• French: culturiste (fr) m or f, bodybuilder (fr) m, bodybuildeur (fr) m, bodybuildeuse (fr) f
• Georgian: ბოდიბილდერი (bodibilderi), კულტურისტი (ḳulṭurisṭi)
• German: Bodybuilder (de) m, Bodybuilderin (de) f
• Greek: μπόντι μπίλντερ n (bónti bílnter)
• Hebrew: מפתח גוף m (mefatéakh guf)
• Hungarian: testépítő (hu)
• Icelandic: vaxtarræktarmaður m, vaxtarræktarkappi m
• Indonesian: binaragawan (id)
• Irish: corpfhorbróir m
• Italian: culturista (it) m or f
• Japanese: ボディビルダー (ja) (bodi birudaa)
• Korean: 바디빌더 (badibildeo)
• Macedonian: телогра́дител m (telográditel), бо́дибилдер m (bódibilder), би́лдер m (bílder), развио́тка m (razviótka) (slang)
• Malay: ahli bina badan
• Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: kulturysta (pl) m, kulturystka (pl) f
• Portuguese: fisiculturista m or f by sense (Brazil), culturista m or f by sense (Portugal), bodybuilder m or f by sense (Brazil)
• Romanian: culturist (ro) m, culturistă (ro) f
• Russian: культури́ст (ru) m (kulʹturíst), качо́к (ru) m (kačók) (colloquial)
• Slovak: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: culturista (es) m or f, fisicoculturista (es) m
• Swahili: mtunisha misuli, mjenzi wa mwili
• Swedish: bodybuilder, kroppsbyggare (sv)
• Telugu: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: นักเพาะกาย, นักเล่นกล้าม, นักกล้าม
• Turkish: vücut geliştirici, vücut geliştirmeci, vücutçu, badici
• Vietnamese: lực sĩ (vi)
• Welsh: corffluniwr (cy) m

See also

• gym rat
• mass monster
• muscle god
• muscle morph

Danish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilder.

Noun

bodybuilder c (singular definite bodybuilderen, plural indefinite bodybuildere)

1. bodybuilder

Inflection

Declension of bodybuilder

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bodybuilder	bodybuilderen	bodybuildere	bodybuilderne
genitive	bodybuilders	bodybuilderens	bodybuilderes	bodybuildernes

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.diˌbɪl.dər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧der

Noun

bodybuilder m (plural bodybuilders, diminutive bodybuildertje n, feminine bodybuildster)

1. bodybuilder

   Synonym: lichaamsbouwer

Portuguese

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

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -er

Middle English byldere

English builder

English bodybuilderbor.

Portuguese bodybuilder

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilder.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.deʁ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.deh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.deʁ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.deh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.deɾ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.deɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.deʁ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.deχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiw.deɻ/ [ˌbɔ.ɾiˈbiʊ̯.deɻ]

• Rhymes: -iwdeʁ
• Hyphenation: bo‧dy‧buil‧der

Noun

bodybuilder m or f by sense (plural bodybuilders)

1. (Brazil) bodybuilder

   Synonyms: (Brazil) fisiculturista, (Portugal) culturista

Related terms

• bodybuilding

 

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bodybuilder.

Noun

bodybuilder c

1. bodybuilder

   Synonym: kroppsbyggare

   För bodybuilders är sötpotatis en utmärkt matkälla. ― For bodybuilders, sweet potatoes is an excellent food source.

   1980-talet brukar framställas som bodybuilderns, yuppienallens och machomannens årtionde.

   The 1980s is usually portrayed as the decade of the bodybuilder, the cellular phone and the macho man.

   Ett tufft mästerskapsår för bodybuildarna inleds med EM för herrar och par i Budapest, Ungern.

   A busy year with many championships begins with the European Championships for men and mixed pairs in Budapest, Hungary.

Usage notes

• The form bodybuildare, with a common Swedish declension, probably first appeared as a more convenient plural for this English loan-word, but is now also used in singular. However, it is far less common than kroppsbyggare.

Declension

Declension of bodybuilder

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bodybuilder	bodybuilders
	definite	bodybuildern	bodybuilderns
plural	indefinite	bodybuilders	bodybuilders
	definite	bodybuilders	bodybuilders