biathlete

noun

bi·​ath·​lete bī-ˈath-ˌlēt How to pronounce biathlete (audio)
: an athlete who competes in a biathlon

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After training with ChatGPT over the last six months, Ukrainian biathlete Maksym Murashkovskyi won a silver medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympic Games. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026 German biathlete Justus Strelow watched his bronze clatter to the floor mid-victory-dance on live television. Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026 But the military connection is not as strong these days in Norway and Sweden, two of the sport's leading nations, whose biathletes are mostly civilians. ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026 Klæbo’s gold medal on Friday was his third of the 2026 Winter Olympics and his eighth overall, tying him for the most by a Winter Olympian (with two other Norwegian cross-country skiers and a Norwegian biathlete). Mike Wilson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biathlete

Word History

Etymology

blend of athlete and biathlon

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biathlete was in 1963

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“Biathlete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biathlete. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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