hurdler
hur duh ler
- n an athlete who runs the hurdles
 
- More importantly, the Chinese hurdler serves as the charismatic icon of a continent galvanized by an unprecedented athletic ascendancy, just as Asia gears up to welcome the next .
 - Spanish hurdler Maria Jose Martinez Patino never doubted her femininity until she arrived in Kobe, Japan, in 1985 to compete at the World University Games.
 - By the start of the summer, the protective cocoon around the hurdler had reached epic proportions.