-zēˌast, -ēə̇st, -ēˌaa(ə)st noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from New Latin gymnasiasta, from German gymnasium + New Latin -asta (from Greek -astēs -ast)
1. : a student in or graduate of a gymnasium
2.
[ gymnasi um + -ast ]
: gymnast
-zēˌast, -ēə̇st, -ēˌaa(ə)st noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from New Latin gymnasiasta, from German gymnasium + New Latin -asta (from Greek -astēs -ast)
1. : a student in or graduate of a gymnasium
2.
[ gymnasi um + -ast ]
: gymnast
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012