athlete: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of athlete
noun
A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- Canada, US
A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.
Example: She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor.
An exceptionally physically fit person.
Listed forms: athletes.
Source: Wiktionary — athlete.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for athlete.
noun
a person trained to compete in sports
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is athlete in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of athlete
A(1) + T(1) + H(4) + L(1) + E(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of athlete
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from athlete
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