Athlete: Meaning

athlete meaning, definition, what is athlete : someone who competes in sports competiti...: Learn more. Definition of athlete noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. An athlete is someone who trains for and competes in sporting events , as a professional or just for fun, like an athlete who bowls on a team, runs in local 5K races, or wins a gold medal at the Olympics. The noun athlete comes from the Greek word athletes, meaning “contestant in the games.” athlete , n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary