Karateka

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A practitioner of karate.

    "Another 60 karatekas will go head to head in kumite, three-minute sparring bouts in which athletes attempt to land a series of precise blows on their opponent’s body."

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"Another 60 karatekas will go head to head in kumite, three-minute sparring bouts in which athletes attempt to land a series of precise blows on their opponent’s body."

Etymology

From Japanese 空手家 (karateka).

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