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Meaning of Athlete | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæθ.liːt

Definitions

  1. Person that makes a sport.
  2. A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
  3. A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
    Canada, US
  4. An exceptionally physically fit person.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca idmançı
Български спортист
Bosanski atlet atleta
Català atleta
Deutsch Athlet Athletin Sportler Sportlerin
Ελληνικά αθλητής αθλήτρια
Esperanto atleto sportisto
فارسی ورزشکار
Gaeilge lúthchleasaí
Galego atleta
עברית אַתְלֶט
हिन्दी खिलाड़ी
Hrvatski atlet atleta
Magyar atléta
Bahasa Indonesia atlet olahragawan
Қазақша спортшы
Kurdî atlet
Latina athleta
Lietuvių atletas sportininkas
Македонски спортист спортистка
Монгол тамирчин
Bahasa Melayu atlet olahragawan
မြန်မာဘာသာ အားကစားသမား
Nederlands atleet
Português atleta
Română atlet atletă
Shqip atlet atlete
Српски atlet atleta
Kiswahili mwanariadha
Türkçe atlet sporcu
Tiếng Việt vận động viên

Examples

“She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.”
“Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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