التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From Ancient Greek _ἀθλητής_ (athlētḗs), from _ἀθλέω_ (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from _ἆθλον_ (âthlon, “prize”) or _ἆθλος_ (âthlos, “competition”).
From Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
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English - Noun
ATHLETE (_plural_ ATHLETES)
* A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
_She's the first ATHLETE in her sport to come out as gay._
* (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)
* An exceptionally physically fit person.
SYNONYMS
* sportsperson
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DERIVED TERMS
- A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- (US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)
- An exceptionally physically fit person.
