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1. (n.) athlete
a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, coordination, stamina, or strength.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L āthlēta < Gk āthlētēs, der. of āthleîn to contend for a prize <âthlos contest)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) athlete, jock
a person trained to compete in sports
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1. (noun) athlete
a person who plays sports well
Olympic athletes
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1. (noun) athlete
one who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome
2. (noun) athlete
any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion
3. (noun) athlete
one fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate
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Sense: a person who is good at sport, especially running, jumping etc
Hundreds of athletes took part in the games.
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 Afrikaans: atleet |
 Arabic: لاعِب رِياضي |
 Bulgarian: атлет |
 Brazilian: atleta |
 Czech: atlet |
 German: der/die Athlet(in) |
 Danish: idrætsudøver; atlet |
 Greek: αθλητής |
 Spanish: atleta |
 Estonian: sportlane |
 Farsi: ورزشکار |
 Finnish: urheilija |
 French: athlète |
 Hebrew: ספּוֹרטַאי, אַתלֵט |
 Hindi: खिलाड़ी |
 Croatian: atletičar |
 Hungarian: sportoló |
 Indonesian: olahragawan, atlet |
 Icelandic: íþróttamaður |
 Italian: atleta |
 Japanese: 運動選手 |
 Korean: 운동 선수 |
 Lithuanian: sportininkas, atletas |
 Latvian: sportists; atlēts |
 Malay: ahli olahraga |
 Dutch: atleet |
 Norwegian: idrettsutøver, atlet |
 Polish: sportowiec |
 Persian: ورزشکار |
 Pashto: لوبغاړی، ورزشکار |
 Portuguese: atleta |
 Romanian: atlet |
 Russian: спортсмен;легкоатлет |
 Slovak: atlét, -ka |
 Slovenian: atlet |
 Serbian: atletičar/atletičarka, sp |
 Swedish: [fri]-idrottare, atlet |
 Thai: นักกีฬา |
 Turkish: atlet |
 Taiwanese: 運動員 |
 Ukrainian: спортсмен; атлет |
 Urdu: کھیل کود میں حصہ لینے وال |
 Vietnamese: vận động viên điền kinh |
 Chinese: 运动员 |
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