# bodybuilder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.də/ · frequency rank #33,151

## Definitions
1. A person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique, in order to compete in bodybuilding.
2. Rare form of body-builder (“one who builds vehicle bodies”).

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-
Proto-West Germanic *bodag
Old English bodiġ
Middle English bodi
English body
Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan
Old English bytlan
Middle English bylden
Latin -ariusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
Middle English byldere
English builder
English bodybuilder
From body + builder.

## Common misspellings (17)
`bbodybuilder`, `bdoybuilder`, `bodbyuilder`, `boddybuilder`, `bodybbuilder`, `bodybiulder`, `bodybuidler`, `bodybuildder`, `bodybuilderr`, `bodybuildre`, `bodybuiledr`, `bodybuillder`, `bodybulider`, `bodyubilder`, `bodyybuilder`, `boydbuilder`, `obdybuilder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bodybuilder