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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Athlete \Ath"lete\, n. [L. athleta Gr ? prizefighter, fr ? to
contend for a prize, ?, Hom. ?, contest, ? prize; fr the
same root as E. wed: cf F. athl[`e]te.]
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 debate.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
athlete
n : a person trained to compete in sports [syn: {jock}]
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