athlete

Definitions


[ˈaθliːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise
(e.g: he had the broad-shouldered build of a natural athlete)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin athleta, from Greek athlētēs, from athlein ‘compete for a prize’, from athlon ‘prize’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries