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单词 bodybuilder
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bodybuildern.

Brit. /ˈbɒdɪˌbɪldə/, U.S. /ˈbɑdiˌbɪldər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: body n., builder n.
Etymology: < body n. + builder n. Compare later body-building adj., bodybuilding n.
1. Something (esp. a foodstuff) that promotes the growth, repair, or strengthening of body tissues.In quot. 1836: that which causes the development of the human body in the womb.
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1836 A. B. Alcott Conversat. with Children on Gospels 132 Mr. Alcott. So the seed of a human being is placed in the midst of matter which nourishes it, and it grows and becomes perfected. What is the body builder? Franklin. The spirit.
1894 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 27 Oct. (advt.) Eat our Groceries and be happy. They are brain and body builders.
1934 Times 18 Oct. 7/5 (advt.) Cod Liver Oil has an established reputation as a body-builder and defender against illness and general ‘poorliness’.
1976 P. Parish Medicines II. ii. xxxv. 208 Many anabolic compounds have been developed and vigorously marketed as body builders.
2003 P. M. Smith in M. P. Sutphen & B. Andrews Med. & Colonial Identity 87 Heights and weights provided more evidence for milk's nutritive value as a body builder.
2. A manufacturer of vehicle bodies or bodywork. Now rare.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of parts of vehicle bodies
body-maker1802
coach-smith1837
coach trimmer1840
bodybuilder1870
budget-trimmer?1881
panel beater1908
1865 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 29 Oct. 10/5 (advt.) A First-class Cab Body Builder wanted—also a good Wheeler.]
1870 Western Mail (Cardiff) 23 May 2/1 (advt.) Wanted... Two good hands, as body builders or wheelers, and a coach painter.
1928 Daily Express 5 Oct. 2/1 In Paris body-builders are making use of a new base material with which the car is covered.
1983 Truck & Bus Transportation Oct. 48/2 The Interbus is bound to intensify competition among bus bodybuilders.
3. A person who practises bodybuilding (bodybuilding n. 2) in order to develop the muscles.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > exercise > [noun] > physical culture or body-building > teacher or exponent
bodybuilder1890
physical culturist1894
Sandow1898
musclehead1923
muscle boy1956
1890 Boston Herald 21 Dec. 18/5 Prof. Robert J. Roberts, the noted body builder now connected with the gymnasium of the Young Men's Christian Association of this city.
1959 Muscle Power Nov.–Dec. 7 (caption) It is easy to see why George Eiferman's massive muscularity has never been equalled by any bodybuilder of his height.
1970 Times 4 Mar. 13/5 A girl torn between a brainy weed and a moronic body-builder.
1986 Strength Athlete June–July 32/2 Back in the old days, people may have flocked to see the ‘freaks’—nowadays, bodybuilders are regarded as exemplary fitness aficionados to be emulated.
2003 Muscle & Fitness Jan. 150 Traditionally, bodybuilders use their off-season..as the time to add new muscle mass to their physique.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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