Definition of Athlete

a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise

Examples of Athlete in a sentence

The ballet dancer raged when people scoffed and said that she wasn't an athlete because she spent as many hours training as NFL players.  🔊

The Olympic athlete spent over a decade training in gyms and devoted so many hours to her dream that she could not attend school.  🔊

It takes an extreme athlete to climb Mt. Everest.  🔊

As much as Janet wanted to be an athlete, her poor hand-eye coordination, low endurance, and failure at every sport she’d ever tried stood in the way.  🔊

Michael Jordan is a professional athlete, spokesperson, and businessman for the NBA.  🔊

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