"heptathlete" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛp.tæθ.lit/ [UK] Forms: heptathletes [plural]
Etymology: From hepta- + athlete. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hepta-|athlete}} hepta- + athlete Head templates: {{en-noun}} heptathlete (plural heptathletes)
  1. (athletics) An athlete who competes in the heptathlon. Categories (topical): Athletes, Athletics, People Related terms: decathlete Translations (athlete who competes in the heptathlon): syvkæmper [common-gender] (Danish), seitsenottelija (Finnish), heptathlonien [masculine] (French), heptathlonienne [feminine] (French), Siebenkämpfer [masculine] (German), Siebenkämpferin [feminine] (German), hétpróbázó (Hungarian), седмобоец (sedmoboec) [masculine] (Macedonian), седмобојка (sedmobojka) [feminine] (Macedonian), heptatleta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), sjukampare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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