He is a great athlete with a strong upper body for shrugging people off.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Who decides which classification an athlete competes in?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is a athlete and has great ability.
The Sun (2016)
Two exceptionally fit and agile athletes are putting on a show fit for Hollywood.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To some extent, it is beside the point which of these two outstanding athletes fields and which one keeps.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Can British athletes meet them?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than 1,000 athletes from 30 sports.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Natural athlete On my way to the post office early this morning I pulled my scarf tight against the autumn air.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The leak also contains further exemptions obtained by British athletes to treat medical conditions - there is no suggestion any of those concerned have done anything wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We like the great figures of sport to be something more than great athletes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It depends what sort of person and athlete you are.
The Sun (2012)
Such effects would be particularly useful to endurance athletes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
British female athletes may benefit the most of all.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These are the group one races in which the best athletes compete.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Many are competitors to existing athlete sponsors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The reality is that lawyers are as much a part of the sporting landscape as athletes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The next ingredient for great athletes is competition.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But he is once again running in with the muscular action of a natural athlete.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
One top gamer in his twenties had a physique similar to an endurance athlete.
The Sun (2010)
Four hundred athletes competed in eight different sports.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And what are they and athletes in other sports taking now?
The Sun (2016)
He was a great athlete and a caring man.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was such a fit athlete.
The Sun (2010)
Drivers are already supremely fit athletes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He is a ridiculously natural athlete.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Other British athletes had missed two tests.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It has the largest field of 542 athletes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The consistent form of Kenyan endurance athletes has caused competitors from other nations to despair.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If the athlete is deemed fit to stand trial, his defence is expected to conclude the case within two weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
athlete
British English: athlete /ˈæθliːt/ NOUN
An athlete is a person who takes part in athletics competitions.
He was a great athlete.
American English: athlete
Arabic: لاعِب رِياضِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: atleta
Chinese: 运动员
Croatian: atletičar
Czech: atlet
Danish: atlet
Dutch: atleet
European Spanish: atleta
Finnish: urheilija
French: athlète
German: Athlet
Greek: αθλητής
Italian: atleta
Japanese: 運動選手
Korean: 운동 선수
Norwegian: idrettsutøver
Polish: sportowiec
European Portuguese: atleta
Romanian: sportiv
Russian: легкоатлет
Latin American Spanish: atleta
Swedish: friidrottare
Thai: นักกีฬา
Turkish: atlet
Ukrainian: спортсмен
Vietnamese: vận động viên
All related terms of 'athlete'
top athlete
An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics , or track and field events.
athlete's foot
Athlete's foot is a fungal infection in which the skin between the toes becomes cracked or peels off.
athlete's heart
enlargement of the heart, caused by continued , heavy physical exertion
athlete's village
an area of accommodation for competitors taking part in a sports event
world-class athlete
An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics , or track and field events.
track and field athlete
a sportsperson who participates in events that involve running , sprinting , throwing , jumping and walking
Chinese translation of 'athlete'
athlete
(ˈæθliːt)
n(c)
运(運)动(動)员(員) (yùndòngyuán) (名, míng)
(noun)
Definition
a person trained to compete in sports or exercises
He was a great athlete.
Synonyms
sportsperson
player
top chess players
runner
a marathon runner
competitor
One of the oldest competitors in the race won the silver medal.
contender
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.
sportsman
contestant
She was a former contestant in a television baking competition.
gymnast
games player
sportswoman
Additional synonyms
in the sense of competitor
Definition
a person, team, or firm that competes
One of the oldest competitors in the race won the silver medal.
Synonyms
contestant,
participant,
contender,
challenger,
entrant,
player,
opponent
in the sense of contender
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in the British team.
Synonyms
competitor,
rival,
candidate,
applicant,
hopeful,
vier,
contestant,
aspirant
in the sense of contestant
Definition
a person who takes part in a contest
She was a former contestant in a television baking competition.