athlete Definition

athlete
noun

1. Someone who trains for and competes in field and track events such as running events, the high jump, long jump, pole vault, etc.
2. Someone who is good at sports.
3. Someone who has strength, stamina, expertise, etc in a specified field.

Example: a sexual athlete

Etymology: 16c: from Greek athlos contest.

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-athlon
combining form

1. denoting a sporting event in which individual competitors take part in a specified number of different disciplines.

Example: decathlon

Derivative: athlete
noun

Such a competitor.
Example: pentathlete

Etymology: Greek, meaning ‘contest'.