"decathlete" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːˈkæθliːt/ [UK], /di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-decathlete.wav [General-American] Forms: decathletes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dec- English athlete English decathlete From dec- + athlete. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dec-|athlete|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dec- English athlete English decathlete From dec- + athlete. Head templates: {{en-noun}} decathlete (plural decathletes)
  1. (athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon. Related terms: heptathlete Translations (athlete who competes in the decathlon): desetibojař [masculine] (Czech), desetibojařka [feminine] (Czech), tikæmper [common-gender] (Danish), kymmenottelija (Finnish), décathlonien [masculine] (French), décathlonienne [feminine] (French), décathlète [feminine, masculine] (French), Zehnkämpfer [masculine] (German), Zehnkämpferin [feminine] (German), tízpróbázó (Hungarian), decatleta [feminine, masculine] (Italian), онсайысшы (onsaiysşy) (Kazakh), десетобоец (desetoboec) [masculine] (Macedonian), десетобојка (desetobojka) [feminine] (Macedonian), decatlonist [masculine] (Romanian), decatlonistă [feminine] (Romanian), десятиборец (desjatiborec) (Russian), decatleta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), decatloniano [masculine] (Spanish), decatloniana [feminine] (Spanish), tiokampare [common-gender] (Swedish), dekatloncu (Turkish)

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "athlete who competes in the decathlon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "decatloniano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "athlete who competes in the decathlon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "decatloniana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "athlete who competes in the decathlon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tiokampare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "athlete who competes in the decathlon",
      "word": "dekatloncu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "decathlete"
}

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