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superathlete

superathlete noun: a very skilled and successful athlete.

Noun

superathlete (plural superathletes)

  1. A very skilled and successful athlete.
    • It’s funny to see these 20- and 30-year-old superathletes never standing up.2007 July 22, Gina Kolata, “Just a Bike Race, You Say? Think Again”, in New York Times

Forms of superathlete

pluralsuperathletes

Origin of superathlete

From super- + athlete.

Questions about superathlete

What does superathlete mean?
Superathlete means a very skilled and successful athlete.
What part of speech is superathlete?
Superathlete is a noun.
What is the plural of superathlete?
The plural of superathlete is superathletes.

Words near superathlete in the dictionary

  1. superassemblies
  2. superassembly
  3. superate
  4. superated
  5. superates
  6. superathlete
  7. superathletes
  8. superating
  9. superation
  10. superations
  11. superatom

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