athlete : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: athlete	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for athlete
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
athlete n a person trained to compete in sports [syn: athlete, jock]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Athlete \Ath"lete\, n. [L. athleta, Gr. [?] prizefighter, fr. [?] to contend for a prize, [?], Hom. [?], contest, [?] prize; fr. the same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl[8a]te.] 1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome. 2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion. 3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.