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# athlete

noun (an athlete, athletes)

«athlete» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who is good at sports and trains to take part in them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#m1)
2. (UK) A person who competes in athletics: running, jumping and throwing events. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#m2)
3. Athlete's foot: an itchy skin infection between the toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#m3)

### In the lessons

In PE and sports stories it names runners, swimmers and players; in maths problems athletes have race times, distances and scores to compare. In health lessons athletes show how exercise, food and rest work together. Phrases: top athlete, professional athlete, Olympic athlete, athlete's foot.

### Examples

- The athlete trained every day for the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#x1)
- Olympic athletes come from all over the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#x2)
- She is a natural athlete and good at every sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#x3)
- The three athletes ran 100 m in 12.1, 11.8 and 12.4 seconds; who won? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#x4)
- Athletes need good sleep and healthy food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#x5)
- Dry your feet well to avoid athlete's foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Say ATH-leet (two syllables), not "ath-uh-leet". Adjective: athletic; the sports: athletics (UK) or track and field (US). In maths, the fastest athlete has the smallest time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «athlete» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/athlete/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«athlete» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/athlete.html) on Mova free.