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View synonyms for marathoner

marathoner

[ mar-uh-thon-eror, especially British, -thuh-ner ]

noun

  1. a runner who competes in a marathon.


marathoner

/ ˈmærəθənə /

noun

  1. a person who runs in a marathon


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Word History and Origins

Origin of marathoner1

First recorded in 1920–25; marathon + -er 1

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Example Sentences

There is much to do well within marathoner distance for everybody who is willing.

“I definitely thought twice about running,” says Claire Sabel, a first-time marathoner who has been training since the summer.

There she was, sprinting like a Marathoner for the barbed-wire fence that enclosed the lot.

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