Athlete and Runner

Athlete

Athlete noun - A person trained to compete in sports.

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Runner and athlete are semantically related. in sportsperson topic. In some cases you can use "Runner" instead a noun "Athlete".

Nearby Words: athletic, athletics

Runner noun - A trained athlete who competes in foot races.

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Athlete and runner are semantically related. You can use "Athlete" instead a noun "Runner".

Nearby Word: running

fellow	fellow athlete	fellow runner
good	good athlete	good runner
female	female athlete	female runner
best	best athlete	best runner
Other adjectives: champion, better, natural, fast, average, top, active, real, serious, excellent, young, professional, skilled, failed, teenage, faster, Olympic.

Everybody is a politician, law-maker, warrior, philosopher or an athlete at the Olympic Games, preferably a marathon runner, disc thrower, wrestler or chariot racer.

Source: Small Reference Pools / Real Life
Homestar Runner had no arms, is an athlete, and wears a star on his shirt.

Source: Web Animation / Homestar Runner
The eponymous Homestar Runner is "a terrific athlete", but is dumb enough for Strong Bad to devote an entire Strong Bad Email ("4 branches") to some of the stupidest things Homestar has done.

Source: Dumb Jock

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