sprinter

English Thesaurus

1. someone who runs a short distance at top speed (noun.person)

hypernym	:	runner,
definition	:	a trained athlete who competes in foot races (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	carl lewis, frederick carleton lewis, lewis,
definition	:	United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) (noun.person)

derivation	:	sprint,
definition	:	run very fast, usually for a short distance (verb.motion)

derivation	:	sprint,
definition	:	run very fast, usually for a short distance (verb.motion)