jock

1. 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: athlete
2. A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise (synset 102755620)
   is a type of:

   • man's clothing - clothing that is designed for men to wear
   • protective garment - clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury
   same as: athletic supporter, jockstrap, supporter, suspensor

Other Searches

• Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
• Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
• Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing