Olympianadj.¹n.²

Brit.

/əˈlɪmpɪən/, U.S.

/əˈlɪmpiən/,

/oʊˈlɪmpiən/

Forms: late Middle English Olympyan, 1500s Olympien, 1500s– Olympian.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Olympius ; Greek Ὀλυμπίος ; -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Olympius associated with Mount Olympus, and its etymon ancient Greek Ὀλυμπίος of or relating to Mount Olympus, dwelling on Mount Olympus ( < Ὄλυμπος Olympus n. + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare Middle French, French olympien relating to Mount Olympus or its gods (1552), noble, majestic (1836). Compare also post-classical Latin olymbrianus celestial (c550 in a British source).

A. adj.¹

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Mount Olympus or its inhabitants in ancient Greek mythology, the greater gods and goddesses; = Olympic adj.¹ Hence: heavenly, celestial; godlike, majestic. Cf. Olympus n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective]

Olympianc1487

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of place associated with

Olympianc1487

Ortygian1582

Capitoline1620

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of non-Christian gods

heavenlya1393

Olympianc1487

Olympical1567

Olympic1590

nirvanic1893

nibbanic1970

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 385 Thenne Iubiter..callyd those goddes for a singuler preemynence the goddes Olympyan.

1592 R. Johnson Sir Hugh Caluerey Knight in Nine Worthies of London sig. F2 Some sayd I looked like Olympian Ioue, When as he crackt in two the Centaurs bow.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1329 Our Olympian or celestiall earth.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 3 Above th' Olympian Hill I soare, Above the flight of Pegasean wing.

1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 641 The dawning Light The Gods had summon'd to th'Olympian Height.

1749 G. West tr. Pindar Odes (1753) I. ii. 22 O Son of Rhea, God supreme! Whose kingly Hands th' Olympian Sceptre wield!

1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress ii. i. 29 A compilation of advertized perfumery, essence of pearl, milk of roses, and Olympian dew.

1818 J. Keats Endymion ii. 96 Light,..quick and sharp enough to blight The Olympian eagle's vision.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. v. 115 You may sit and look down upon us like an Olympian goddess.

1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman i. 8 A lofty throw of the head, and the Olympian majesty with which a mane..of hazel colored hair is thrown back from an imposing brow, suggest Jupiter rather than Apollo.

1962 A. G. Woodhead Greeks in West iii. 41 The temple of Olympian Zeus among the orange groves.

1988 A. Storr School of Genius p. xii To impose order upon the turmoil and confusion of so long a period of history required an Olympian perspective.

2. In negative sense: aloof, remote; superior or condescending in manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 262 What Professor Max Müller well calls his ‘Olympian manners’ never repelled me.

1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. 116 In Olympian detachment from popular feeling.

1993 Eng. Today Jan. 53/2 The book is not helped by the Olympian tone of many of its obiter dicta.

B. n.²

1. A god or goddess of Mount Olympus in ancient Greek mythology; spec. ( the Olympian) Zeus.The twelve Olympians, headed by Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology), were the foremost gods and goddesses of the pantheon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun]

Olympian1819

1819 R. L. Sheil Evadne iii. i. 27 You shall be Jove, and in her arms to-night, Will taste more joys than the Olympian did.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. i. 8 Midas longed for gold, and insulted the Olympians.

1894 E. Sullivan Woman 85 If you entered a grove or bathed in a river, you might tumble over a nymph or a satyr, or perhaps an Olympian.

1911 ‘M. Field’ Accuser ii. 22 Made me equal With high Olympians in my pomp of feasts.

1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites iv. 71 The ceremony had been devised to give pleasure to a sky-stone long domiciled in Syria; I do not think it would have pleased an Olympian, or any of the lesser gods who guard the west.

1995 T. R. Wutrich Prometheus & Faust ii. 18 The Titans, the race of gods older even than Zeus and the Olympians.

2. In extended use: a person who resembles the gods and goddesses of Olympus in power, authority, or majesty; a person of exceptional ability or attainment. Cf. Titan n.¹ 3a.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun] > powerful person or body > powerful person > exercising god-like power

godeOE

vice-god1600

Olympian1869

1869 A. C. Swinburne in S. T. Coleridge Christabel p. vi The ranks of great men are properly divisible, not into thinkers and workers, but into Titans and Olympians.

1933 Canad. Forum May 319/3 Obviously there could be no conversation with an Olympian.

1952 C. M. Fuess Independent Schoolmaster xii. 189 Side by side with these Olympians are the less conspicuous who are glad for modest honors.

1985 K. Starr Inventing Dream viii. 279 The new owner of the Journal..continued to attack such Olympians of the American capitalist establishment as J. P. Morgan..and Elihu Root.

Derivatives

Oˈlympianwise adv. rare Olympianly.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adverb] > series of, as public spectacle

Olympicly1599

Olympianwise1898

1898 G. Meredith Odes French Hist. 8 A..gemmed, elected few..its..game Olympianwise perform.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Olympianadj.²n.¹

Brit.

/əˈlɪmpɪən/, U.S.

/əˈlɪmpiən/,

/oʊˈlɪmpiən/

Forms: 1500s Olympion, 1500s Olympyan, 1500s–1600s Olimpian, 1500s– Olympian. Also occasionally with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Olympianus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Olympianus Olympic (4th cent.) < classical Latin Olympia , the name of a district of Elis in southern Greece, site of the chief pan-Hellenic sanctuary of the god Zeus and the location for the ancient Olympic Games ( < ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία ) + -ānus -an suffix.The name of Olympia is related to that of Ὄλυμπος Olympus n., and may be < ancient Greek Ὀλυμπίος ‘of Olympus’ (since Homer), an epithet of and (as noun) a name of Zeus (compare Olympian adj.¹ and n.²).

A. adj.²

1. Greek History. Of or relating to the plain of Olympia in Elis, southern Greece, or (esp.) the Olympic Games which were held there in classical times; = Olympic adj.² 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece

Macedonc1450

Olympian1523

Ionian?1556

Macedonian1556

Achaean1567

Peloponnesian1569

Molossian1587

Thessalian1594

Thracian1594

Olympic1597

Argive1598

Attic1599

isthmian1603

Pharsalian1605

Aonian1607

Attical1610

Phocian1614

Messenianc1615

Marathonian1623

Bœotic1851

Athoan1869

Thraco-Illyrian1931

Athonite1963

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. Biv^v From Sydony to the mount olympyan.

1594 S. Daniel Tragedie Cleopatra (1611) (front matter) He hath th'Olimpian prize (of all that run Or euer shall witd [sic] mortall powers) possest.

1649 G. Wither Vaticinum Votivum 5 'Twas not judged an Unprincely Game, To drive a Chariot, when th'Olimpian Fame, Was thirsted after.

1692 T. Fletcher Poems Several Occasions 59 This from all Nations drew Young daring Champions to th'Olympian Plains.

1741 S. Duck Every Man in his Own Way 9 Dextrous as Racers on Olympian Plains, He sounds the clashing Whip, and shakes the loosen'd Reins.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. i. 5 Cries the chief: alarm th'Olympian concourse: from the Delphian port of Cirrha sail for Elis.

1831 New-Eng. Mag. 1 282 The aspirants for public distinction, instead of mounting the Olympian chariot.., we behold descending to the humiliating condition of purchased gladiators.

1908 M. J. Cawein Poems of Forest & Field in Poems (1908) 354 I spoke with her,..Dim 'neath some gnarled Olympian oak, Or Ossan pine.

1991 M. R. Lefkowitz First-person Fictions ii. 81 After..comes praise for the victor's own family, his two uncles, one an Olympian victor, the other an Isthmian.

2. Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > series of, as public spectacle

Olympical?a1475

agonal1770

Olympic1905

Paralympic1955

Olympian1976

1976 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Sports section) d1 The U.S. has enough problems putting its own amateur house in order before debating the Olympian issue.

1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 27 Dec. (City Times section) 30 Junior Endell Robinson contributed 21 points to an Olympian victory.

2002 Ottawa Sun 13 Feb. 15 We have a need to speak out on behalf of our Canadian Olympian Champions..[robbed] of an Olympic Gold Medal.

B. n.¹

1. Greek History. A competitor in the ancient Olympic Games. Now rare.In quot. 1638 in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities

Thebienc1374

Spartiatec1384

myrmidonc1425

Spartanc1425

Phocianc1487

Argive?1532

Locrian1536

Locrensian1542

Achaean1550

Mantinean1550

Mytilenean1550

Tegeate1584

Pylian1585

Epidaurian?1589

Thessalian1608

Olympian1609

Sicyonian1642

Samothracian1653

Dorian1662

Attic1699

Tegean1709

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > athlete > ancient Greek or Roman

Olympian1609

athlete1740

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 78 When that a ring of Greekes haue shrupd thee in, Like an Olympian wrastling.

1638 T. Nabbes Totenham Court ii. v. 23 Frank. You are the Olympian, Sir. Stitch. Doe you thinke Gentlemen I'd let you out-strip me at exercise?

1974 D. M. Jones Dream of Private Clitus in Sleeping Lord 16 From Hollow Elis, then,..a real, live, sprinting Olympian.

2. A competitor in the modern Olympic Games.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > athlete

gamer1564

athletic1682

athlete1822

gymnasiarch1825

weekend athlete1941

thin-clad1947

Olympian1977

1977 Time 13 June 21/1 To support themselves during the rigors of year-round training, many Olympians have accepted deals from manufacturers and fees for appearing in track and field meets.

1985 Asian Surv. 25 84 The South Korean people..presented a ticker-tape welcome to the triumphant Olympians in Seoul.

1992 Chicago Feb. 39/1 McDonalds's..wanted to launch a new campaign involving a series of sports paying tribute to past Olympians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olympian
释义	Olympianadj.¹n.² Brit. /əˈlɪmpɪən/, U.S. /əˈlɪmpiən/, /oʊˈlɪmpiən/ Forms: late Middle English Olympyan, 1500s Olympien, 1500s– Olympian. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Olympius ; Greek Ὀλυμπίος ; -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Olympius associated with Mount Olympus, and its etymon ancient Greek Ὀλυμπίος of or relating to Mount Olympus, dwelling on Mount Olympus ( < Ὄλυμπος Olympus n. + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare Middle French, French olympien relating to Mount Olympus or its gods (1552), noble, majestic (1836). Compare also post-classical Latin olymbrianus celestial (c550 in a British source). A. adj.¹ 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Mount Olympus or its inhabitants in ancient Greek mythology, the greater gods and goddesses; = Olympic adj.¹ Hence: heavenly, celestial; godlike, majestic. Cf. Olympus n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] Olympianc1487 the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of place associated with Olympianc1487 Ortygian1582 Capitoline1620 the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of non-Christian gods heavenlya1393 Olympianc1487 Olympical1567 Olympic1590 nirvanic1893 nibbanic1970 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 385 Thenne Iubiter..callyd those goddes for a singuler preemynence the goddes Olympyan. 1592 R. Johnson Sir Hugh Caluerey Knight in Nine Worthies of London sig. F2 Some sayd I looked like Olympian Ioue, When as he crackt in two the Centaurs bow. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1329 Our Olympian or celestiall earth. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 3 Above th' Olympian Hill I soare, Above the flight of Pegasean wing. View more context for this quotation 1715 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad I. i. 641 The dawning Light The Gods had summon'd to th'Olympian Height. 1749 G. West tr. Pindar Odes (1753) I. ii. 22 O Son of Rhea, God supreme! Whose kingly Hands th' Olympian Sceptre wield! 1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress ii. i. 29 A compilation of advertized perfumery, essence of pearl, milk of roses, and Olympian dew. 1818 J. Keats Endymion ii. 96 Light,..quick and sharp enough to blight The Olympian eagle's vision. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. v. 115 You may sit and look down upon us like an Olympian goddess. 1903 G. B. Shaw Man & Superman i. 8 A lofty throw of the head, and the Olympian majesty with which a mane..of hazel colored hair is thrown back from an imposing brow, suggest Jupiter rather than Apollo. 1962 A. G. Woodhead Greeks in West iii. 41 The temple of Olympian Zeus among the orange groves. 1988 A. Storr School of Genius p. xii To impose order upon the turmoil and confusion of so long a period of history required an Olympian perspective. 2. In negative sense: aloof, remote; superior or condescending in manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 262 What Professor Max Müller well calls his ‘Olympian manners’ never repelled me. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. 116 In Olympian detachment from popular feeling. 1993 Eng. Today Jan. 53/2 The book is not helped by the Olympian tone of many of its obiter dicta. B. n.² 1. A god or goddess of Mount Olympus in ancient Greek mythology; spec. ( the Olympian) Zeus.The twelve Olympians, headed by Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology), were the foremost gods and goddesses of the pantheon. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] Olympian1819 1819 R. L. Sheil Evadne iii. i. 27 You shall be Jove, and in her arms to-night, Will taste more joys than the Olympian did. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. i. 8 Midas longed for gold, and insulted the Olympians. 1894 E. Sullivan Woman 85 If you entered a grove or bathed in a river, you might tumble over a nymph or a satyr, or perhaps an Olympian. 1911 ‘M. Field’ Accuser ii. 22 Made me equal With high Olympians in my pomp of feasts. 1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites iv. 71 The ceremony had been devised to give pleasure to a sky-stone long domiciled in Syria; I do not think it would have pleased an Olympian, or any of the lesser gods who guard the west. 1995 T. R. Wutrich Prometheus & Faust ii. 18 The Titans, the race of gods older even than Zeus and the Olympians. 2. In extended use: a person who resembles the gods and goddesses of Olympus in power, authority, or majesty; a person of exceptional ability or attainment. Cf. Titan n.¹ 3a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] > powerful person or body > powerful person > exercising god-like power godeOE vice-god1600 Olympian1869 1869 A. C. Swinburne in S. T. Coleridge Christabel p. vi The ranks of great men are properly divisible, not into thinkers and workers, but into Titans and Olympians. 1933 Canad. Forum May 319/3 Obviously there could be no conversation with an Olympian. 1952 C. M. Fuess Independent Schoolmaster xii. 189 Side by side with these Olympians are the less conspicuous who are glad for modest honors. 1985 K. Starr Inventing Dream viii. 279 The new owner of the Journal..continued to attack such Olympians of the American capitalist establishment as J. P. Morgan..and Elihu Root. Derivatives Oˈlympianwise adv. rare Olympianly. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adverb] > series of, as public spectacle Olympicly1599 Olympianwise1898 1898 G. Meredith Odes French Hist. 8 A..gemmed, elected few..its..game Olympianwise perform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Olympianadj.²n.¹ Brit. /əˈlɪmpɪən/, U.S. /əˈlɪmpiən/, /oʊˈlɪmpiən/ Forms: 1500s Olympion, 1500s Olympyan, 1500s–1600s Olimpian, 1500s– Olympian. Also occasionally with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Olympianus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Olympianus Olympic (4th cent.) < classical Latin Olympia , the name of a district of Elis in southern Greece, site of the chief pan-Hellenic sanctuary of the god Zeus and the location for the ancient Olympic Games ( < ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία ) + -ānus -an suffix.The name of Olympia is related to that of Ὄλυμπος Olympus n., and may be < ancient Greek Ὀλυμπίος ‘of Olympus’ (since Homer), an epithet of and (as noun) a name of Zeus (compare Olympian adj.¹ and n.²). A. adj.² 1. Greek History. Of or relating to the plain of Olympia in Elis, southern Greece, or (esp.) the Olympic Games which were held there in classical times; = Olympic adj.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > regions of Greece Macedonc1450 Olympian1523 Ionian?1556 Macedonian1556 Achaean1567 Peloponnesian1569 Molossian1587 Thessalian1594 Thracian1594 Olympic1597 Argive1598 Attic1599 isthmian1603 Pharsalian1605 Aonian1607 Attical1610 Phocian1614 Messenianc1615 Marathonian1623 Bœotic1851 Athoan1869 Thraco-Illyrian1931 Athonite1963 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. Biv^v From Sydony to the mount olympyan. 1594 S. Daniel Tragedie Cleopatra (1611) (front matter) He hath th'Olimpian prize (of all that run Or euer shall witd [sic] mortall powers) possest. 1649 G. Wither Vaticinum Votivum 5 'Twas not judged an Unprincely Game, To drive a Chariot, when th'Olimpian Fame, Was thirsted after. 1692 T. Fletcher Poems Several Occasions 59 This from all Nations drew Young daring Champions to th'Olympian Plains. 1741 S. Duck Every Man in his Own Way 9 Dextrous as Racers on Olympian Plains, He sounds the clashing Whip, and shakes the loosen'd Reins. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. i. 5 Cries the chief: alarm th'Olympian concourse: from the Delphian port of Cirrha sail for Elis. 1831 New-Eng. Mag. 1 282 The aspirants for public distinction, instead of mounting the Olympian chariot.., we behold descending to the humiliating condition of purchased gladiators. 1908 M. J. Cawein Poems of Forest & Field in Poems (1908) 354 I spoke with her,..Dim 'neath some gnarled Olympian oak, Or Ossan pine. 1991 M. R. Lefkowitz First-person Fictions ii. 81 After..comes praise for the victor's own family, his two uncles, one an Olympian victor, the other an Isthmian. 2. Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > series of, as public spectacle Olympical?a1475 agonal1770 Olympic1905 Paralympic1955 Olympian1976 1976 Washington Post (Nexis) 19 Jan. (Sports section) d1 The U.S. has enough problems putting its own amateur house in order before debating the Olympian issue. 1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 27 Dec. (City Times section) 30 Junior Endell Robinson contributed 21 points to an Olympian victory. 2002 Ottawa Sun 13 Feb. 15 We have a need to speak out on behalf of our Canadian Olympian Champions..[robbed] of an Olympic Gold Medal. B. n.¹ 1. Greek History. A competitor in the ancient Olympic Games. Now rare.In quot. 1638 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of ancient or medieval Europe > ancient Greeks and neighbours > [noun] > native or inhabitant of states, regions, or cities Thebienc1374 Spartiatec1384 myrmidonc1425 Spartanc1425 Phocianc1487 Argive?1532 Locrian1536 Locrensian1542 Achaean1550 Mantinean1550 Mytilenean1550 Tegeate1584 Pylian1585 Epidaurian?1589 Thessalian1608 Olympian1609 Sicyonian1642 Samothracian1653 Dorian1662 Attic1699 Tegean1709 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > athlete > ancient Greek or Roman Olympian1609 athlete1740 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. v. 78 When that a ring of Greekes haue shrupd thee in, Like an Olympian wrastling. View more context for this quotation 1638 T. Nabbes Totenham Court ii. v. 23 Frank. You are the Olympian, Sir. Stitch. Doe you thinke Gentlemen I'd let you out-strip me at exercise? 1974 D. M. Jones Dream of Private Clitus in Sleeping Lord 16 From Hollow Elis, then,..a real, live, sprinting Olympian. 2. A competitor in the modern Olympic Games. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > athlete gamer1564 athletic1682 athlete1822 gymnasiarch1825 weekend athlete1941 thin-clad1947 Olympian1977 1977 Time 13 June 21/1 To support themselves during the rigors of year-round training, many Olympians have accepted deals from manufacturers and fees for appearing in track and field meets. 1985 Asian Surv. 25 84 The South Korean people..presented a ticker-tape welcome to the triumphant Olympians in Seoul. 1992 Chicago Feb. 39/1 McDonalds's..wanted to launch a new campaign involving a series of sports paying tribute to past Olympians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹n.²c1487adj.²n.¹1523
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Olympianadj.1n.2

Derivatives

Olympianadj.2n.1

Olympianadj.¹n.²

Olympianadj.²n.¹