Learn English – Other word for practitioners of parkour or other free/obstacle run styles

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I am searching for a single word noun describing someone who practices free-running, obstacle courses or simply parkour.

Other sources I found simply call them "practitioners of [the said technique]" or are not single-worded. In german there is the word "Parkourläufer" which is a trick as it stitches two nouns together, but "parkourrunner" but this sounds clumsy to me.

It does not have to address parkour specificaly, any technical or slang noun describing someone who does similar activities regarding running and jumping over obstacles a lot will suffice. The less specific about the kind of obstacles or courses (e.g. rooftops, cars..) the better.

Best Answer

What about simply free runner ?

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/freerunning says:

freerunning [uncountable]
the sport of running through city streets and jumping between buildings
—freerunner noun [countable]

Macmillan Dictionaries magazine says:

Free runners recast the city as a playground and challenge other urbanites to look at their home afresh. They race along the skyline - every railing and roof, stairwell and windowsill, bridge, building and even battleship is a stepping stone to higher ground.' (The Guardian, 10th September 2003)

The extreme sport of free running first emerged in the mid-nineties, but finally came into the public eye in the UK in 2003, when the BBC featured a promotional trailer of free runner David Belle racing across London's rooftops to be home in time for a particular TV programme. [...]

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