Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who hurdles, or runs a hurdle-race.
- noun A hurdle-maker.
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- noun An
athlete who competes in thehurdling event.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an athlete who runs the hurdles
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Examples
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For his efforts, the world's top hurdler is USATODAY. com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week.
USATODAY.com - Anonymous Allen's latest victory worthy of spotlight 2004
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But he added that the hurdler is a "great athlete whose psychological strength is very high."
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Gold medalist in 1992 and 1996 Olympics at 100, though she's better-known as a hurdler, holding the American record.
USATODAY.com 2005
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Pipe stressed it isn't an excuse but noted that some potential Canadian medal hopes, such as hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Whitby, Ont., cyclist Ryder Hesjedal and runner Gary
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The 26-year-old 100m hurdler Hayley Butler also withdrew to recover from stress fractures in both feet.
Commonwealth Games 2010: Arrival of electronic-timing equipment delayed Jason Burke in Delhi 2010
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Cheese-on-Bread salutes Bajan 110m hurdler Ryan Brathwaite … congrats, Ryan.
Global Voices in English » Caribbean: “Gold Rush” in Berlin 2009
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Above, Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang attended a Nike promotional event in Beijing last month.
In China, Nike Sets Out to Alter Sports Mindset Laurie Burkitt 2011
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While away from the sport, he didn't train for football but instead ran European track as a hurdler.
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Many a Briton at the 13th world championships would have woken up with a hangover on Friday after 400 meter hurdler Dai Greene gave next year's Olympic hosts their first gold medal on Thursday evening.
Bolt all business on return to Daegu track Reuters 2011
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Many a Briton at the 13th world championships would have woken up with a hangover on Friday after 400 meter hurdler Dai Greene gave next year's Olympic hosts their first gold medal on Thursday evening.
Bolt all business on return to Daegu track Reuters 2011
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