pentathleten.

Brit.

/pɛnˈtaθliːt/, U.S.

/pɛnˈtæθ(ə)ˌlit/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penta- comb. form, athlete n.

Etymology: < penta- comb. form + athlete n., after pentathlon n. Compare Byzantine Greek πενταθλητής. Compare also ancient Greek πένταθλος competitor in a pentathlon ( > classical Latin pentathlus; compare Middle French, French pentathle (1581)).

1. Ancient History. An athlete who competed in a pentathlon in the ancient Greek and Roman games (see pentathlon n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > mixed events > competitor

pentathlete1828

1828 E. H. Barker Parriana I. 522 (note) Between Porson and Parr..the difference was as great as between..a pugilist and a pentathlete.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets iii. 82 You give all kinds of honours..to runners, boxers, pentathletes, &c.

1928 Classical Rev. 42 72 The Nisyros stele he believes to represent not a discobolus, but a pentathlete.

1996 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 3) 1136/2 Pentathletes would train and compete, especially when long-jumping, to the sound of aulos music.

2. An athlete who competes in a modern pentathlon (see pentathlon n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > mixed events > competitor > modern

pentathlete1952

decathlete1968

biathlete1972

triathlete1982

heptathlete1983

1952 Times 24 Apr. 8 The team manager is..himself an old Pentathlete.

1968 Guardian 19 Mar. 16/6 Athletes, pentathletes and weightlifters had taken advantage of grants..for altitude training.

1976 Field 26 Aug. 426/3 In saluting the modern pentathletes on 29 July for their Olympic victory, I remarked the difficulties of a team dividing a single solid prize.

1995 M. Garber Vice Versa iii. xv. 348 She catches the eye of pentathlete Tory Skinner..at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Derivatives

pentathˈletical adj. rare relating to or characteristic of a pentathlete.

ΚΠ

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Dec. 1487/1 These figures [of Burne-Jones] are almost always pentathletical types: imposingly tall, long in the thigh, slim and gradual of hip, and very firmly fleshed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentathlete
释义	pentathleten. Brit. /pɛnˈtaθliːt/, U.S. /pɛnˈtæθ(ə)ˌlit/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penta- comb. form, athlete n. Etymology: < penta- comb. form + athlete n., after pentathlon n. Compare Byzantine Greek πενταθλητής. Compare also ancient Greek πένταθλος competitor in a pentathlon ( > classical Latin pentathlus; compare Middle French, French pentathle (1581)). 1. Ancient History. An athlete who competed in a pentathlon in the ancient Greek and Roman games (see pentathlon n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > mixed events > competitor pentathlete1828 1828 E. H. Barker Parriana I. 522 (note) Between Porson and Parr..the difference was as great as between..a pugilist and a pentathlete. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets iii. 82 You give all kinds of honours..to runners, boxers, pentathletes, &c. 1928 Classical Rev. 42 72 The Nisyros stele he believes to represent not a discobolus, but a pentathlete. 1996 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 3) 1136/2 Pentathletes would train and compete, especially when long-jumping, to the sound of aulos music. 2. An athlete who competes in a modern pentathlon (see pentathlon n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > mixed events > competitor > modern pentathlete1952 decathlete1968 biathlete1972 triathlete1982 heptathlete1983 1952 Times 24 Apr. 8 The team manager is..himself an old Pentathlete. 1968 Guardian 19 Mar. 16/6 Athletes, pentathletes and weightlifters had taken advantage of grants..for altitude training. 1976 Field 26 Aug. 426/3 In saluting the modern pentathletes on 29 July for their Olympic victory, I remarked the difficulties of a team dividing a single solid prize. 1995 M. Garber Vice Versa iii. xv. 348 She catches the eye of pentathlete Tory Skinner..at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Derivatives pentathˈletical adj. rare relating to or characteristic of a pentathlete. ΚΠ 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Dec. 1487/1 These figures [of Burne-Jones] are almost always pentathletical types: imposingly tall, long in the thigh, slim and gradual of hip, and very firmly fleshed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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