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Definition of: athlete
(ath′lēt) noun
1. One trained in acts or feats of physical strength and agility, as rowing, wrestling, etc.
2. In classical antiquity, a contestant in the public games. [<L athleta <Gk. athlētēs a contestant in the games <athleein contend for a prize <athlos a contest <athlon a prize]
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