an athlete participating or specializing in the pentathlon
Word origin
[1820–30; b. pentathlon and athlete]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, analogue, blouse, boomerang, morphology
Examples of 'pentathlete' in a sentence
pentathlete
The modern pentathlete, 26, is in a six-strong troupe of sporting aces.