high jumper
high jumper — noun
1. a track and field athlete who competes in high jump by running up to a bar place
a track and field athlete who competes in high jump by running up to a bar placed between two upright stands and jumping over it without causing it to fall.
Yuki, a high jumper from Osaka, trains every morning at the city track.
apposition: named person + role description
The young high jumper felt nervous before her first big competition.
adjective + noun: young high jumper + emotion verb
Several high jumpers from the school team took part in the national meet.
A good high jumper needs strong legs and careful timing to succeed.
Coach Lin told the new high jumper to practise her run-up every day.
- athlete
much broader; any person trained in sports, not specific to high jump
- track and field athlete
broader; includes runners, throwers, and all jumpers, not just high jump
- jumper
informally used for any jumping event (long jump, triple jump, high jump); less precise without context
文法句型
a/an + high jumper
the + high jumper
plural: high jumpers
用法筆記
Frequently paired with determiners (a, the, a few) to name someone who specialises in high jump. The event itself is called 'high jump' (no -er); confusing the two is a common error among learners.