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

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