No. 10,941 in Swedish
lyftare
"Hitchhiker" or "lifter."
In a sentence
Lyftare är personer som liftar för att resa.
Hitchhikers are people who hitchhike to travel.
Here, 'lyftare' is used in its noun form to refer to individuals who hitchhike along roads.
Gymmets nya lyftare imponeras av de tunga vikterna.
The gym's new lifter is impressed by the heavy weights.
In this context, 'lyftare' denotes an individual who lifts weights, relating to fitness.
Han är en erfaren tyngdlyftare, en skicklig tyngdlyftare och även en stark lyftare.
He is an experienced weightlifter, a skilled weightlifter, and also a strong lifter.
In this example, 'lyftare' is used more generally to emphasize the act of lifting in different forms.
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