athlete
A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skillA person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
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Хто твій улюблений спортсмен? — deniko
Хто ваш улюблений спортсмен? — deniko
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3 senses(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 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
An exceptionally physically fit person.
- a person trained to compete in sports
Origin
From Middle English athlete, from Latin āthlēta (and probably also partly from Middle FrenFrom 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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Forms
plural: athletesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a person trained to compete in sports:jock
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- a good athlete
- good athlete
- been an athlete
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.