Jock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person trained to compete in sports

a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈɒk/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈɑːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suspensor athletic supporter jockstrap athlete supporter

Word Forms

athletic

adjective

relating to or befitting athletics or athletes

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sportif

une personne formée pour concourir dans des sports

🇪🇸Spanish

deportista

una persona entrenada para competir en deportes

🇮🇹Italian

atleta

una persona addestrata per competere nello sport

🇳🇱Dutch

jok

een persoon die is opgeleid om te concurreren in de sport

🇵🇹Portuguese

atleta

uma pessoa treinada para competir em esportes

🇷🇺Russian

Джок

человек, подготовленный для участия в спортивных соревнованиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जॉक

खेलों में प्रतिस्पर्धा करने के लिए प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

জক

একজন ব্যক্তি খেলাধুলায় প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করার জন্য প্রশিক্ষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜோக்

விளையாட்டில் போட்டியிட பயிற்சி பெற்ற ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

జోక్

క్రీడలలో పోటీ చేయడానికి శిక్షణ పొందిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

जॉक

खेळामध्ये स्पर्धा करण्यासाठी प्रशिक्षित व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોક

રમતગમતમાં સ્પર્ધા કરવા માટે પ્રશિક્ષિત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೋಕ್

ಕ್ರೀಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸಲು ತರಬೇತಿ ಪಡೆದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജോക്ക്

സ്പോർട്സിൽ മത്സരിക്കാൻ പരിശീലിപ്പിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੌਕ

ਖੇਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

运动员

受过体育比赛训练的人

🇯🇵Japanese

冗談

スポーツで競争するために訓練された人

🇰🇷Korean

조크

스포츠 경기에 참가하도록 훈련받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vận động viên thể thao

một người được đào tạo để thi đấu thể thao

🇹🇭Thai

จ๊อค

บุคคลที่ได้รับการฝึกให้แข่งขันกีฬา

🇮🇩Indonesian

atlet

seseorang yang dilatih untuk berkompetisi dalam olahraga

🇲🇾Malay

jok

seseorang yang dilatih untuk bersaing dalam sukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جوك

شخص مدرب على المنافسة في الألعاب الرياضية

🇮🇷Persian

جوک

فردی که برای رقابت در ورزش آموزش دیده است

🇹🇷Turkish

sporcu

sporda yarışmak üzere eğitilmiş bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ג'וק

אדם שהוכשר להתחרות בספורט

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