Synonyms for athlete
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
Related words
- Word family
- athleticism athletic athletics
- Phrases
- athlete's foot athlete's heart
- Is a kind of
- person
Forms
- Plural
- athletes → gymnasts, sportspersons, sportsmen, competitors…
Example sentences
- competitor The company bought their fiercest competitor.
- gymnast The gymnast executed her exercise very well.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| athlete | rising | |
| competitor | steady | |
| gymnast | rising | |
| sportsperson | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- jock1
- 7 letters
- gymnast2
- 9 letters
- sportsman2
- 10 letters
- competitor4
- 11 letters
- musclebrain
- 12 letters
- sportsperson
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gymnast2 = 2 syllables).