bodybuilder

Questions about bodybuilder

What does bodybuilder mean?

bodybuilder means "someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature".

How many syllables are in bodybuilder?

bodybuilder has 5 syllables and divides as bo-dy-bu-il-der under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for bodybuilder?

Close synonyms include muscle builder, muscle-builder, musclebuilder, muscleman. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bodybuilder a common word?

bodybuilder is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.