Pentathlete

//ˈpɛn.tæθ.lit// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An athlete who competes in the pentathlon.

    "In Tokyo, that led to accusations of abuse after a German pentathlete and medal contender, Annika Schleu, was assigned a stubborn horse that refused to jump at all."

  2. 2
    an athlete who competes in a pentathlon wordnet

Example

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"In Tokyo, that led to accusations of abuse after a German pentathlete and medal contender, Annika Schleu, was assigned a stubborn horse that refused to jump at all."

Etymology

From penta- + athlete.

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