Associations to the word «Athlete»

Pictures for the word «Athlete»

Wiktionary

ATHLETE, noun. A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
ATHLETE, noun. (US) (Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, possibly highly skilled in sports. (Known in British English as a "sportsperson".)
ATHLETE, noun. An exceptionally physically fit person.

Dictionary definition

ATHLETE, noun. A person trained to compete in sports.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats