English

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Etymology

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From marathon +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæ.ɹæ.θən.ə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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marathoner (plural marathoners)

  1. Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
    • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, “After Days of Pressure, Marathon Is Off”, in The New York Times, retrieved 2 November 2012:
      She called on all the marathoners to go to Staten Island to help with the clean-up effort and to bring the clothes they would have shed at the start to shelters or other places where displaced people were in need.
    • 2018 March 16, Lindsay Crouse, “Is Chris Zablocki the Best Extreme Marathoner?”, in The New York Times[1]:
      “I just go as long as I can before my legs get too heavy and my head gets in a haze,” said Chris Zablocki, the best marathoner most elite marathoners have never heard of.

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