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athlete

[ ath-leet ]

noun

  1. a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.


athlete

/ 藞忙胃濒颈藧迟 /

noun

  1. a person trained to compete in sports or exercises involving physical strength, speed, or endurance
  2. a person who has a natural aptitude for physical activities
  3. a competitor in track and field events
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

Athlete, athletic, and athletics, normally pronounced [ath, -leet], [ath-, let, -ik], and [ath-, let, -iks], are heard frequently with an epenthetic schwa, an intrusive unstressed vowel inserted between the first and second syllables: [ath, -, uh, -leet], [ath-, uh, -, let, -ik], and [ath-, uh, -, let, -iks]. The pronunciations containing the extra syllable are usually considered nonstandard, in spite of their widespread use on radio and television. Pronunciations with similarly intrusive vowels are also heard, though with less currency, for other words, as [fil, -, uh, m] for film, [el, -, uh, m] for elm, and [ahr-th, uh, -, rahy, -tis] for arthritis, rather than the standard [film], [elm], and [ahr-, thrahy, -tis].
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路补迟丑顎僱别迟别 noun
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路补迟丑顎僱别迟别 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of athlete1

1520鈥30; < Latin 腻迟丑濒脓迟补 < Greek 腻迟丑濒脓迟岣梥, equivalent to 腻迟丑濒脓- (variant stem of 腻迟丑濒别卯苍 to contend for a prize, derivative of 芒迟丑濒辞蝉 a contest) + -迟脓蝉 suffix of agency
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of athlete1

C18: from Latin via Greek 补迟丑濒脓迟脓蝉, from athlein to compete for a prize, from athlos a contest
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It should be no surprise that Yee, an athlete obsessed with the process of improvement as much as the success it brings, has relished this new challenge.

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In New Jersey, a federal judge is believed to be considering a preliminary injunction in a case that challenges the NCAA鈥檚 rules regarding athletes completing their eligibility within a five-year window.

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In February, seven Chileans were charged with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property after they allegedly broke in and stole valuables worth more than $2 million from the homes of professional athletes.

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Because he was an athlete heading to New York鈥檚 Skidmore College on a baseball scholarship, Bernthal scoffed at pursuing the art form.

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All four reigning Olympic and Paralympic marathon champions will be present, with Swiss athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner contesting the elite wheelchair events.

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