: a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
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: an animal (such as a horse or a dog) that competes in races or other sporting events or has qualities (such as stamina and agility) suggestive of a human athlete
Hospice working dogs were wiry, muscular, agile, yellowish-tan or brown athletes with unexaggerated heads … Deborah Lawson
Example Sentences
Athletes from around the world will be competing at the Olympics. She was quite an athlete as a child.
Recent Examples on the WebRemains to be seen what this means for arguably the league's most electric athlete, who didn't make it to the end of 2021's late-stage implosion. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 He’s an athlete, a great kid that just loves to play. Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 American Shawnti Jackson was the top finisher in the semifinals in 11.16 seconds, a personal best and tied for the second-best recorded by a National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) athlete.oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2022 What was almost as epic however, was her celebratory nod to American athlete, Chastain, who tore her off her shirt and swung it around her head after defeating China in the 1999 Women's World Cup. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Boudia is an eight-time USA Diving athlete of the year, six-time NCAA champion at Purdue and 2005 IHSA state champ. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Chronicles Williams’ early beginnings in Compton, CA to her epic ascent to international prominence, exploring the key moments on and off the court that shaped the athlete, woman, and mother. Rodney Ho, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022 The Serbian athlete, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, spoke out about his absence from the tournament Thursday morning on Twitter. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 Leonard Ray Dawson was born in Alliance, Ohio, on June 20, 1935, and was a star three-sport athlete — football, track and basketball — in high school. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin athleta, from Greek athlētēs, from athlein to contend for a prize, from athlon prize, contest
ADJECTIVE | ATHLETE + VERBADJECTIVE➤elite, fine, good, great, Olympic, outstanding, talented, top, world-class精英/優秀的/出色的/偉大的/奧運會/傑出的/天才的/一流的/世界級的運動員◇one of the greatest athletes of all time史上最偉大的運動員之一➤natural天生的運動員◇She has the build and strength of a natural athlete.她天生具備運動員的體格和力量。➤all-around, all-round, track, track-and-field全能運動員;徑賽運動員;田徑運動員▸➤endurance耐力好的運動員▸➤amateur, professional業餘/職業運動員▸➤college, high-school, student (all especially NAmE) 大學/高中/學生運動員ATHLETE + VERB➤train運動員訓練◇The athletes are training hard for the Olympics.運動員正在為備戰奧運會刻苦訓練。➤compete, perform運動員比賽/表現◇Our field athletes have performed well.我們的田賽運動員表現出色。➤play (NAmE) 運動員踢⋯;運動員打⋯◇athletes playing pro football職業橄欖球運動員