Athlete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person trained to compete in sports

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹˌɛtənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaθliːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaθliːt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbjʊɹɹˌɛtənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jock

Word Forms

athletic

adjective

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Athlet

eine Person, die für den sportlichen Wettkampf ausgebildet ist

🇫🇷French

athlète

une personne formée pour concourir dans des sports

🇪🇸Spanish

atleta

una persona entrenada para competir en deportes

🇮🇹Italian

atleta

una persona addestrata per competere nello sport

🇳🇱Dutch

atleet

een persoon die is opgeleid om te concurreren in de sport

🇵🇹Portuguese

atleta

uma pessoa treinada para competir em esportes

🇷🇺Russian

спортсмен

человек, подготовленный для участия в спортивных соревнованиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धावक

खेलों में प्रतिस्पर्धा करने के लिए प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রীড়াবিদ

একজন ব্যক্তি খেলাধুলায় প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করার জন্য প্রশিক্ষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

விளையாட்டு வீரர்

விளையாட்டில் போட்டியிட பயிற்சி பெற்ற ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రీడాకారుడు

క్రీడలలో పోటీ చేయడానికి శిక్షణ పొందిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

खेळाडू

खेळामध्ये स्पर्धा करण्यासाठी प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમતવીર

રમતગમતમાં સ્પર્ધા કરવા માટે પ્રશિક્ષિત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೀಡಾಪಟು

ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಲು ತರಬೇತಿ ಪಡೆದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കായികതാരം

സ്പോർട്സിൽ മത്സരിക്കാൻ പരിശീലിപ്പിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਥਲੀਟ

ਖੇਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھلاڑی

کھیلوں میں مقابلہ کرنے کے لیے تربیت یافتہ شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

运动员

受过体育比赛训练的人

🇯🇵Japanese

アスリート

スポーツで競争するために訓練された人

🇰🇷Korean

운동 선수

스포츠 경기에 참가하도록 훈련받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vận động viên

một người được đào tạo để thi đấu thể thao

🇹🇭Thai

นักกีฬา

บุคคลที่ได้รับการฝึกให้แข่งขันกีฬา

🇮🇩Indonesian

atlet

seseorang yang dilatih untuk berkompetisi dalam olahraga

🇵🇭Filipino

atleta

isang taong sinanay upang makipagkumpetensya sa isports

🇲🇾Malay

atlit

seseorang yang dilatih untuk bersaing dalam sukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رياضي

شخص مدرب على المنافسة في الألعاب الرياضية

🇮🇷Persian

ورزشکار

فردی که برای رقابت در ورزش آموزش دیده است

🇹🇷Turkish

atlet

sporda yarışmak üzere eğitilmiş bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַתלֵט

אדם שהוכשר להתחרות בספורט

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