ATHLETE


Meaning of ATHLETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ æθli:t ]

( athletes)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

An athlete is a person who does a sport, especially athletics, or track and field events.

Daley Thompson was a great athlete.

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2.

You can refer to someone who is fit and athletic as an athlete .

I was no athlete.

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