A person who lifts heavy metal bars as a sport. In competition a weightlifter tries to lift the greatest weight they can, one or two lifts only, and wins by the number of kilos lifted — this is an Olympic sport, and Taiwan's Kuo Hsing-chun is one of the world's most famous weightlifters.

A person who lifts heavy metal bars as a sport把舉重當運動、舉起沉重槓鈴的人。In competition a weightlifter tries to lift the greatest weight they can比賽時weightlifter會盡量舉起自己能舉的最大重量，one or two lifts only只有一到兩次舉重機會，and wins by the number of kilos lifted靠舉起的公斤數決定勝負——this is an Olympic sport這是奧運項目，and Taiwan's Kuo Hsing-chun is one of the world's most famous weightlifters台灣的郭婞淳就是世界上最有名的weightlifter之一。

In looser everyday talk, people also call someone a weightlifter if they train seriously with weights at the gym, even without competing. The word is a straightforward compound: someone who lifts weights.

In looser everyday talk比較鬆散的日常說法裡，people also call someone a weightlifter大家也會叫某個人weightlifter，if they train seriously with weights at the gym只要他在健身房認真練重量訓練，even without competing就算不比賽也一樣。The word is a straightforward compound這個字是很直白的複合字：someone who lifts weights舉重物的人。

Note the difference from a bodybuilder, who trains to make the body look a certain way and is judged on appearance; a weightlifter is judged only on how much they can lift.

Note the difference from a bodybuilder要注意跟bodybuilder（健美選手）不一樣，who trains to make the body look a certain waybodybuilder練的是要讓身體呈現某種樣子，and is judged on appearance靠外觀評分；a weightlifter is judged only on how much they can liftweightlifter則只看能舉起多重。