(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
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An exceptionally physically fit person.
She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.
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A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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