athletes
- 1Plural of athlete.
Thousands of athletes gathered in the stadium for the opening ceremony.
The coach praised the athletes for their discipline throughout the season.
Note
A regular plural whose meaning shifts with geography. In US and Canadian usage, a group of athletes can include swimmers, skiers or ballplayers: anyone who takes part in physical sport, especially with skill. The narrower core sense means competitors in track and field, road running, cross country and racewalking, so the same headline can mean runners and jumpers only. It can also describe people who are simply exceptionally fit.
athletes is a form of athlete
athlete, noun: Someone who plays or competes in physical sports, especially with a high level of skill. Full entry
- Forms
- athleteathletes plural
- Spelling
- athlete → athletes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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