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Definition of Athletic supporter
1. Noun. A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise.
Generic synonyms: Man's Clothing, Protective Garment
Definition of Athletic supporter
1. Noun. An elastic garment supporting and defending male genitalia from modest injury. A jock strap. ¹
2. Noun. A cheerleader or booster of a team. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athletic Supporter
Literary usage of Athletic supporter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. B.I. Barnato: A Memoir by Harry Raymond (1897)
"An ever active and athletic supporter took off his coat and, leaping from the
stage, personally assisted in ejecting the worst of the noisy disturbers, ..."
2. White and Martin's Genito-urinary surgery and venereal diseases by James William White (1918)
"The dressing consists of gauze held in place by a crossed bandage of the perineum,
or an athletic supporter. ..."
3. An Outline of Genito-urinary Surgery by George Gilbert Smith (1919)
"When ambulatory, the sufferer from epididymitis will get a good deal of relief
from wearing an elastic athletic supporter. The application of various drugs, ..."
4. Urogenital Therapeutics, Medical and Surgical: A Treatise on the Practical by Filipp Kreissl (1908)
"... a strip of adhesive plaster or the ordinary "athletic" supporter. Antiseptic
ointments will be found useful after Ointments the ulcer has become clean. ..."
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