vaulter

vaulter: Ⅰ.

vault [1] ► NOUN 1) a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches. 2) a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. 3) a chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. 4) Anatomy the arched roof of a cavity.

► VERB (vaulted) ▪ having or formed into an arched roof.

ORIGIN Old French voute, from Latin volvere 'to roll' .

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vault [2] ► VERB ▪ leap or spring while supporting or propelling oneself with the hands or a pole.

► NOUN ▪ an act of vaulting.

DERIVATIVES vaulter noun.

ORIGIN Old French volter 'to turn (a horse), gambol' .

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Synonyms:

Vaulter — Vault er, n. One who vaults; a leaper; a tumbler. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vaulter — Synonyms and related words: broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, flea, frog, gazelle, goat, grasshopper, high jumper, hopper, hurdle racer, hurdler, jackrabbit, jumper, jumping bean, jumping jack, kangaroo, leaper, pole vaulter, salmon, stag … Moby Thesaurus
vaulter — noun an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole • Syn: ↑pole vaulter, ↑pole jumper • Derivationally related forms: ↑vault • Hypernyms: ↑athlete, ↑jock … Useful english dictionary
vaulter — noun Date: circa 1552 one that vaults; especially an athlete who competes in the pole vault … New Collegiate Dictionary
vaulter — See vault2. * * * … Universalium
vaulter — noun a person who vaults or leaps … Wiktionary
vaulter — vaultÂ·er || vÉ”ËltÉ™(r) n. athlete who vaults; leaper … English contemporary dictionary
vaulter — n. Leaper, jumper, tumbler … New dictionary of synonyms
vaulter — vault·er … English syllables
vaulter — /ˈvɔltə/ (say vawltuh) noun 1. one who vaults. 2. a participant in the sport of equestrian vaulting. {vault2 + er1} …

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