triathlete
noun
tri·ath·lete
trī-ˈath-ˌlēt 
nonstandard -ˈa-thə-
: an athlete who competes in a triathlon
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Not as a triathlete, not as a patient, not as a walking résumé.
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Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The magazine’s remit was broad: writers covered mountaineering and triathletes, rodeo queens and road trips.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Fifty-one cyclists and triathletes completed a series of tests consisting of two hours of moderately hard cycling followed by a 20-kilometer all-out time trial, while consuming anywhere from 0 to 120 grams of carbohydrate per hour, in 10-gram increments.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the accusation, the patient was a 54-year-old triathlete.
—Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Nina E. Cerfolio, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The magazine’s remit was broad: writers covered mountaineering and triathletes, rodeo queens and road trips.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Fifty-one cyclists and triathletes completed a series of tests consisting of two hours of moderately hard cycling followed by a 20-kilometer all-out time trial, while consuming anywhere from 0 to 120 grams of carbohydrate per hour, in 10-gram increments.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the accusation, the patient was a 54-year-old triathlete.
—Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Triathlete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triathlete. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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