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Athlete

🔄 Synonyms of "Athlete"

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Word	Definition
jocknoun	(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Athlete"

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Word	Definition
jocknoun	(US, slang) A young male athlete (through college age).
marathonernoun	Someone who participates in a marathon or other long-distance races.
athleticnoun	A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
gymnoun	(especially weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).
sportsnoun	Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).
sportnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
skaternoun	A person who skates.
sportingnoun	The act of taking part in a sport.
sportsmanshipnoun	The good attitude/behaviour displayed by players of a game; fairness, determination, magnanimity, courtesy towards opponents, and winning or losing gracefully.
sportsmannoun	(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete.
playernoun	One who plays any game or sport.
linebackernoun	(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.
golfernoun	Someone who plays golf.
swimmernoun	One who swims.
cardingnoun	(uncountable) The fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.
competitornoun	A person or organization against whom one is competing.
winnernoun	One who has won or often wins.
recreational	For, or relating to, recreation.
playnoun	(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
sportivenoun	(cycling) Synonym of cyclosportive.