English edit

Etymology edit

javelin +‎ -ist

Noun edit

javelinist (plural javelinists)

  1. (rare, athletics) A javelin thrower.
    • 1973, Royal Irish Academy, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, page 386:
      To the right another trainer leans on his stick watching two more athletes, first a discus thrower, holding the discus in both hands in front of him, second a javelinist tightening the thong of his weapon in his outstretched right hand; he stands frontal.
    • 2014, Oji Azuka, chapter 5, in A Binary Book, page 172:
      Popular athletes took the form of the long striding Akalonu to the record breaking javelinist; Sesan.