"athlete" | Definition and Related Words

athlete

Noun

A person trained to compete in sports (synset 109839665)
is a type of: contestant - a person who participates in competitions
subtypes:
- acrobat - an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
- amateur - an athlete who does not play for pay
- ball hawk - a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
- ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball
- basketball player, basketeer, cager - an athlete who plays basketball
- climber - someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains
- cricketer - an athlete who plays cricket
- football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American football
- gymnast - an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
- hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey
- hooker - (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
- hurdler - an athlete who runs the hurdles
- jumper - an athlete who competes at jumping
- lacrosse player - an athlete who plays lacrosse
- letterman - an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
- olympian - an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
- pentathlete - an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
- pro, professional - an athlete who plays for pay
- runner - a trained athlete who competes in foot races
- sharpshooter - an athlete noted for accurate aim
- shot putter - an athlete who competes in the shot put
- skater - someone who skates
- skier - someone who skis
- sledder - someone who rides a sled
- soccer player - an athlete who plays soccer
- sport, sportsman, sportswoman - someone who engages in sports
- striker - a forward on a soccer team
- reserve, second-stringer, substitute - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- swimmer - a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
- swinger - someone who swings sports implements
- tennis player - an athlete who plays tennis
- pole jumper, pole vaulter, vaulter - an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
- lifter, weightlifter - an athlete who lifts barbells
- winger - (sports) player in wing position
specific instances:
- dick fosbury, fosbury, richard d. fosbury - United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)
- bob mathias, mathias, robert bruce mathias - United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
- james cleveland owens, jesse owens, owens - United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
- james francis thorpe, jim thorpe, thorpe - outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
- babe didrikson, babe zaharias, didrikson, mildred ella didrikson, mildred ella didrikson zaharias, zaharias - outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
same as: jock

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