Athlete
Athlete ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin athleta, Greek {not transcribed} prizefighter, from {not transcribed} to contend for a prize, {not transcribed}, Hom. {not transcribed}, contest, {not transcribed} prize; from the same root as English wed: compare French athlète.]
1.
(Antiquities) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
2.
Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
3.
One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.