Noun
athlete -
a person trained to compete in sports
jock
contestant a person who participates in competitions
acrobat an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
amateur someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
ball hawk a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball
ballplayer ,
baseball player an athlete who plays baseball
basketball player ,
basketeer ,
cager an athlete who plays basketball
climber someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes"
cricketer an athlete who plays cricket
football player ,
footballer an athlete who plays American football
gymnast an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
hockey player ,
ice-hockey player an athlete who plays hockey
hooker (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot
hurdler an athlete who runs the hurdles
jumper (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
lacrosse player an athlete who plays lacrosse
letterman an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
olympian a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
pentathlete an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
pro ,
professional an argument in favor of a proposal
runner fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
sharpshooter a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
shot putter an athlete who competes in the shot put
skater someone who skates
skier someone who skis
sledder someone who rides a sled
soccer player an athlete who plays soccer
sportsman ,
sportswoman ,
sport the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
striker the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
second-stringer ,
substitute ,
reserve a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
swimmer a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer"
swinger a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
tennis player an athlete who plays tennis
pole jumper ,
pole vaulter ,
vaulter an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
weightlifter ,
lifter an athlete who lifts barbells
winger (sports) player in wing position
