nonathlete

noun

non·​ath·​lete ˌnän-ˈath-ˌlēt 

nonstandard -ˈa-thə-ˌlēt

: a person who is not an athlete

an obstacle course too demanding for a nonathlete

nonathletic

ˌnän-ath-ˈle-tik 

nonstandard -ˌa-thə-ˈle-

adjective

nonathletic interests/activities

Examples of nonathlete in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But even at schools where athletics is a loss leader and in sports that don’t draw many paying customers, competitors ought to be able to take advantage of whatever market value their skills might have, just as student nonathletes do. — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2019

Salazar is arguably the most famous nonathlete ever to receive a doping sanction. — David Epstein, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2019

Then, by scanning obituaries and old yearbooks, the researchers narrowed the group to 300 athletes who played contact sports and 450 nonathletes. — Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, 3 July 2019

Nine percent of athletes had evidence of CTE, compared with just over 3% of nonathletes. — Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, 3 July 2019

The program also welcomes nonathletes and even adults, because the universal lessons of mindfulness, focus and resilience apply to everyone. — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 13 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above