- a person who competes in sports
- Olympic athletes
- Depression is thought to be common among elite athletes.
- a training facility for amateur and professional athletes
- Her company is designing part of the Olympic athletes' village.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2- The athletes are training hard for the Olympics.
- athletes playing pro football
- one of the greatest athletes of all time
- She's a superbly gifted all-round athlete.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- fine
- good
- …
- train
- compete
- perform
- …
- (British English) a person who competes in sports such as running, jumping and throwing
- He played baseball and basketball and excelled as a track athlete.
- She was hailed as the greatest female athlete in the world.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- fine
- good
- …
- train
- compete
- perform
- …
- a person who is good at sports and physical exercise
- She is a natural athlete.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
- fine
- good
- …
- train
- compete
- perform
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin athleta, from Greek athlētēs, from athlein ‘compete for a prize’, from athlon ‘prize’.
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