VAULTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vaulter mean? 

• VAULTER (noun)
  The noun VAULTER has 1 sense:

1. an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

  Familiarity information: VAULTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VAULTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pole jumper; pole vaulter; vaulter

Hypernyms ("vaulter" is a kind of...):

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

Derivation:

vault (bound vigorously)

vault (jump across or leap over (an obstacle))