Athlete
Athlete noun - A person trained to compete in sports.
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Synonyms for Athlete
Basketball player and athlete are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Basketball player" with "Athlete", this terms are similar.
Basketball player
Basketball player noun - An athlete who plays basketball.
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Synonyms for Basketball player
Athlete and basketball player are semantically related. You can use "Athlete" instead a noun phrase "Basketball player".
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- Still, playing an athlete (especially, a basketball player) requires some agility, and he shows quite a bit of it; in season two's "Just One of the Guys," he manages to do a split that doesn't seem to hurt at all while cheerleading with Danny and Vince.
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Basketball player and Athlete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/athlete/basketball_player
Athlete & Basketball player. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/athlete/basketball_player>.
Basketball player or Athlete. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/athlete/basketball_player.
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