pentathlete
noun
, nonstandard -ˈta-thə-\
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Not so much for the pentathletes and archers and water polo-ers and fencers and other assorted quadrennials who play their games out of sight and out of mind. — Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, "Hard to find reason to care about Los Angeles 'winning' Olympic honors," 4 Aug. 2017 Alsop passed himself off as an Olympian and joined the Great Britan women's hockey team and modern pentathletes during a celebratory parade in Manchester last year. — Chris Chavez, SI.com, "How a fan with fake credential snuck into press conference, walked out with Conor McGregor," 16 July 2017 Two modern pentathletes and one sailor were also barred as were one wrestler and six cyclists. — Victor Mather, New York Times, "Russians at the Rio Olympics: Who’s in, and Who’s Out?," 26 July 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pentathlete.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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