Athlete

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  • noun. One who participates in physical exercise or sports, especially in competitive events.
  • noun. One possessing the requisite strength, agility, and endurance for success in sports.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In Greek antiquity, one who contended for a prize in the public games.
  • noun. Hence—2. Any one trained to exercises of agility and strength; one accomplished in athletics; a man full of strength and activity.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
  • noun. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
  • noun. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
  • noun. A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)
  • noun. An exceptionally physically fit person.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person trained to compete in sports
    • Word Usage
    "The screen cuts from a routine to a clip of a sportscaster interviewing the jump roper, using the word athlete to describe him."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    weakling  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contestant  
    Hyponym
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    Didrikson  Fosbury  Letterman  Mathias  Olympian  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    actor  architect  businessman  competitor  dancer  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acrobat  amateur athlete  archer  ballplayer  baseballer  
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