athlete
noun
ath·lete
ˈath-ˌlēt 
nonstandard
ˈa-thə-ˌlēt
1
: a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina
2
: an animal (such as a horse or a dog) that competes in races or other sporting events or has qualities (such as stamina and agility) suggestive of a human athlete
Hospice working dogs were wiry, muscular, agile, yellowish-tan or brown athletes with unexaggerated heads …—
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Athletes from around the world will be competing at the Olympics.
She was quite an athlete as a child.
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Walsh Jennings was at the very first induction ceremony back in 1995, too, when she was honored as the girls high school athlete of the year for leading Archbishop Mitty’s volleyball and basketball teams to state titles.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
In another segment of the video captured by a different attendee, the initial heckler can be heard pleading for his phone after the athlete snatched it and threw it on the ground.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
One individual provoked the athlete with an offensive and homophobic comment regarding his brother, Travis Kelce, and Travis's girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The company’s newest TVs use an in-house artificial intelligence chip to improve image rendering, Fang said, noting plans to increase the use of AI for improving audio quality, or providing athlete stats via voice command.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
In another segment of the video captured by a different attendee, the initial heckler can be heard pleading for his phone after the athlete snatched it and threw it on the ground.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
One individual provoked the athlete with an offensive and homophobic comment regarding his brother, Travis Kelce, and Travis's girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The company’s newest TVs use an in-house artificial intelligence chip to improve image rendering, Fang said, noting plans to increase the use of AI for improving audio quality, or providing athlete stats via voice command.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Athlete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athlete. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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athlete
noun
ath·lete
ˈath-ˌlēt
: a person who is trained in or good at games and exercises that require physical skill, endurance, and strength
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