"pentathlete" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛn.tæθ.lit/ [UK] Forms: pentathletes [plural]
Etymology: From penta- + athlete. Etymology templates: {{af|en|penta-|athlete}} penta- + athlete Head templates: {{en-noun}} pentathlete (plural pentathletes)
  1. (athletics) An athlete who competes in the pentathlon. Categories (topical): Athletes, Athletics, Five, People Translations (An athlete who competes in the pentathlon): pentatleta [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), pětibojař [masculine] (Czech), femkæmper [common-gender] (Danish), viisiottelija (Finnish), pentathlonien [masculine] (French), pentathlonienne [feminine] (French), Fünfkämpfer [masculine] (German), Fünfkämpferin [feminine] (German), πενταθλητής (pentathlitís) [masculine] (Greek), πενταθλήτρια (pentathlítria) [feminine] (Greek), öttusázó (Hungarian), pentatleta [feminine, masculine] (Italian), петобоец (petoboec) [masculine] (Macedonian), петобојка (petobojka) [feminine] (Macedonian), pięcioboista [masculine] (Polish), pięcioboistka [feminine] (Polish), wieloboista [masculine] (Polish), wieloboistka [feminine] (Polish), pentatleta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), pentatlonist [masculine] (Romanian), pentatlonistă [feminine] (Romanian), пятибо́рец (pjatibórec) [masculine] (Russian), pentatleta [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), femkampare [common-gender] (Swedish), п'ятибо́рець (pʺjatybórecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), п'ятибо́рка (pʺjatybórka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pʺjatybórka",
      "sense": "An athlete who competes in the pentathlon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "п'ятибо́рка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pentathlete"
}

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