Definition of athlete
: a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
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Examples of athlete in a Sentence
Athletes from around the world will be competing at the Olympics.
She was quite an athlete as a child.
Recent Examples of athlete from the Web
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For more than a century, Civil War generals, politicians and athletes moldered in their graves largely unnoticed in the middle of Covington.
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Hardy was a two-sport athlete at Elmhurst High School and finished third in the voting for IndyStar Mr. Basketball in 2004.
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Among them are an Olympic athlete training for the 2020 Games, the Calleva summer camp, and Team River Runner, a kayaking program for wounded and disabled veterans.
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Since his kidney transplant, Hasberry, a personal fitness trainer for elite athletes, has opened his own fitness center on Valleydale Road.
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JL: For my latest collection — my fifth collection — the muse was a 1990s high school athlete.
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Started in 1992, the Good Works Team brings together athletes from all NCAA divisions to recognize their dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others.
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The athletes, many whom have participated in past JCCMG & ArtFests, are looking forward to competing in two weeks in Albany and Miami.
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Athletes are looked at and viewed with much more importance than teachers and professors by far by the youth.
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Origin and Etymology of athlete
Middle English, from Latin athleta, from Greek athlētēs, from athlein to contend for a prize, from athlon prize, contest
ATHLETE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of athlete for English Language Learners
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: a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength
ATHLETE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of athlete for Students
: a person who is trained in or good at games and exercises that require physical skill, endurance, and strength
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