ATHLETE

?noun
a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.
Origin:
1520?30; < L āthlēta < Gk āthlēts, equiv. to āthlē- (var. s. of āthle?n to contend for a prize, deriv. of ?thlos a contest) + -tēs suffix of agency

Posted By: Maillot Jaune on December 3rd 2009 at 12:38:00

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Why do they insist on calling him an "Athlete"??? (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:23:05
- ATHLETE (Other Sports) - Maillot Jaune, Dec 3, 12:38:00
  - Blimey, I stand corrected. (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:48:10
- I find it all even less interesting than the latest bickering between premiership managers (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 3, 12:28:14
  - Indeed but why do they call golfers athletes?? (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:32:09
    - He called himself an athelete didn't he? (n/m) (Other Sports) - duke of york, Dec 3, 12:32:39
      - Yes but why? (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:33:55
- Oh (n/m) (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Dec 3, 12:25:01
  - Mine was a question. (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:27:08
    - Oh (n/m) (Other Sports) - capecodcarman, Dec 3, 12:28:02
      - pea (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:33:03
        
        Oh (n/m) (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Dec 3, 12:33:16
        
        no (Other Sports) - CB41, Dec 3, 12:34:21
        
        Oh (n/m) (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Dec 3, 12:35:01
        
        arr (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 3, 12:42:24

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