athlete
/ˈæθˌlit/ATH-leet
/ˈæθˌlit/ATH-leet
Meaningone who contests for a prize
Common meaning: a person trained in sport
- athla contest for a prizeLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 17 · scan
- eteGreek agent ending (-ētēs)
Journey through time
- Greekἆθλος‘a contest for a prize’
- Englishathlete‘a person trained in sport’ · today
athl also in: athletic
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἆθλος ‘a contest for a prize’.
Roots
- ἆθλος Greek “a contest for a prize”
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