javelinist

English

Etymology

From javelin +‎ -ist.

Noun

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.