คำว่า ' athlete ' ( N )
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คำนิยามในภาษาอังกฤษ (definition) :
[n.] One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
[n.] Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
[n.] One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.