athlete

[ath·lete]

An athlete is someone who trains for and competes in sporting events, as a professional or just for fun, like an athlete who bowls on a team, runs in local 5K races, or wins a gold medal at the Olympics.

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One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

Noun
a person trained to compete in sports


n.
One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

n.
Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.

n.
One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.


Athlete

Ath"lete , n. [L. athleta, Gr. prizefighter, fr. to contend for a prize, , Hom. , contest, prize; fr. the same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl'8ate.] 1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome. 2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion. 3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

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Usage Examples

The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.

I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete.

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.

Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!

I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my family first. It's probably time to move on.

If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a frustrated athlete.

I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.

I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout.

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.

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