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Webster 1913 Edition
Athlete
Ath′lete
,Noun.
[L.
athleta
, Gr. [GREEK] prizefighter, fr. [GREEK] to contend for a prize, [GREEK], Hom. [GREEK], contest, [GREEK] prize; fr. the same root as E. wed
: cf. F. athlète
.] 1.
(Antiq.)
One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
2.
Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
3.
One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests;
as,
. athletes
of debateWebster 1828 Edition
Athlete
ATHLE'TE
,Noun.