Meaning

3 senses
  1. A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

    Athlet, Athletin, Sportler

    легкоатле́тlexkoatlét, легкоатле́ткаlexkoatlétka

    легкоатле́тlehkoatlét, легкоатле́ткаlehkoatlétka

  2. (Canada, US)A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.

    She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.

    Sportler, Sportlerin, Athlet

    спортсме́нsportsmén, спортсме́нкаsportsménka, атле́тatlét

    спортсме́нsportsmén, спортсме́нкаsportsménka, спорто́вецьsportóvecʹ

    a person trained to compete in sports

  3. An exceptionally physically fit person.

Examples

222 sentences
  1. Who's your favorite athlete?

    Хто твій улюблений спортсмен?

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  2. Tom is an athlete.

    Том — спортсмен.

    ruТом — спортсмен.

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  3. You're a good athlete.

    Ти добрий спортсмен.

    ruТы хороший спортсмен.

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  4. He is a good athlete.

    Він хороший атлет.

    ruОн хороший спортсмен.

    deEr ist ein guter Athlet.

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  5. Tom is a good athlete.

    Том добрий спортсмен.

    ruТом — хороший спортсмен.

    deTom ist ein guter Sportler.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
participant in track and field, road running, cross country running, or racewalking:
person who actively participates in physical sports:
Русский
By meaning 2
participant in track and field, road running, cross country running, or racewalking:
person who actively participates in physical sports:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
participant in track and field, road running, cross country running, or racewalking:

Origin

From Middle English athlete, from Latin āthlēta (and probably also partly from Middle Fren

From Middle English athlete, from Latin āthlēta (and probably also partly from Middle French athlete), from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).

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