Elementary 📚 Vocabulary · #786 of 1319

athlete (n.)

a person who does sport

Examples

  • A professional athlete.

Key rules

  • An athlete is a person who trains in sports or athletics
  • A professional athlete, a top athlete
  • Athlete is countable
💡 Tip: Sports // Olympics // Training
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