atleet

Definitions of atleet
  1. noun
    a person trained to compete in sports
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    acrobaat, jongleur, luchtacrobaat, stuntvlieger, trapezewerker
    an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination
    amateur, hobbyist, liefhebber
    an athlete who does not play for pay
    honkballer
    an athlete who plays baseball
    basketbalspeler
    an athlete who plays basketball
    alpinist, arrivist, bergbeklimmer, kletteraar, leiplant, streber
    someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains
    cricketer
    an athlete who plays cricket
    rugbyspeler, voetballer
    an athlete who plays American football
    gymnast, turner
    an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
    hockeyer, ijshockeyspeler
    an athlete who plays hockey
    hordenloper
    an athlete who runs the hurdles
    springruiter, verspringer
    an athlete who competes at jumping
    vijfkamper
    an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
    prof, professional
    an athlete who plays for pay
    estafetteloper, hardloper
    a trained athlete who competes in foot races
    kogelslingeraar, kogelstoter
    an athlete who competes in the shot put
    schaatsenrijder, schaatser
    someone who skates
    skiër, wintersporter
    someone who skis
    jachtliefhebber, nimrod, sportbeoefenaar, sporter, sportman, sportvrouw
    someone who engages in sports
    watersporter, zwemmer, zwemster
    a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
    tennisser, tennisspeler
    an athlete who plays tennis
    polsstokhoogspringer, polsstokspringer
    an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
    gewichtheffer, heftoestel
    an athlete who lifts barbells
    buitenspeler, vleugelspeler
    (sports) player in wing position
    achterhoedespeler, achterspeler, back, verdediger
    (football) a person who plays in the backfield
    batsman, slagman
    (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
    slangemens
    an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
    duiker, kikvorsman, watersporter
    someone who dives (into water)
    pingelaar
    a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it
    veldspeler
    a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
    veldspeler
    a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
    aanvaller, forward, puntspeler, spits, spitsspeler, voorhoedespeler, voorspeler, voorwaarts
    the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
    glijder
    someone who races the luge
    lange-afstandloper, langeafstandloper, marathonloper, stayer
    someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)
    pitcher, werper
    (baseball) the person who does the pitching
    rolschaatser
    someone who engages in roller skating
    semi-prof, semiprof
    an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
    sportman
    someone who enjoys outdoor activities
    sprinter
    someone who runs a short distance at top speed
    acrobaat, duikelaar, tuimelaar
    a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
    type of:
    concurrent, mededinger, medestrever, medestrijder
    a person who participates in competitions
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