athlete
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
Noun 3 meanings
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
“She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.”
An exceptionally physically fit person.
Etymology
From Middle English athlete, from Latin āthlēta (and probably also partly from Middle French athlete), from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs), from ἀθλέω (athléō, “compete for a prize”), from ἆθλον (âthlon, “prize”) or ἆθλος (âthlos, “competition”).
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ATHLETE at a glance
ATHLETE has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,839 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with athlete
All rhymes- COMPLETE14
- CONCRETE12
- COMPETE13
- DELETE7
- INCOMPLETE16
- OBSOLETE10
- DISCRETE11
- MACHETE14
- REPLETE9
- SECRETE9
- FETE7
- DEPLETE10
One letter away
- ATHLETA10
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