Athlete: The meaning of ATHLETE

The meaning of ATHLETE is a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina. How to use athlete in a sentence. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word ' athlete ' in British and American English. Find synonyms, examples, collocations, and translations of ' athlete ' in different languages. Definition of athlete noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. An athlete is someone who trains for and competes in sporting events , as a professional or just for fun, like an athlete who bowls on a team, runs in local 5K races, or wins a gold medal at the Olympics. The noun athlete comes from the Greek word athletes, meaning “contestant in the games.”