Meanings
plural decathletes
- athleticsAn athlete who competes in the decathlon.
Simply to see what would happen, Paul Terek, a United States decathlete, wore a baseball cap bearing his name in Japanese when he landed at the Osaka airport a few weeks ago. Some children there took the bait.
2007 February 9, Juliet Macur, “Decathletes Struggle for Any Recognition”, in The New York Times1 more example
“Heptathlon is very geared and favorable to those who are quick,” said Gray’s coach, Andy Eggerth, who trains both heptathletes and decathletes. “A lot of world-class heptathletes are relatively bad at javelin and shot-put.”
2021 June 7, Shauna Farnell, “An Olympic Hurdle: Why Is the Decathlon Only for Men?”, in The New York Times
Origin
Translations
Czech desetibojař, desetibojařka
- desetibojařathlete who competes in the decathlon
- desetibojařkaathlete who competes in the decathlon
Danish tikæmper
- tikæmperathlete who competes in the decathlon
Finnish kymmenottelija
- kymmenottelijaathlete who competes in the decathlon
French décathlonien, décathlonienne
- décathlonienathlete who competes in the decathlon
- décathlonienneathlete who competes in the decathlon
- décathlèteathlete who competes in the decathlon
German Zehnkämpfer, Zehnkämpferin
- Zehnkämpferathlete who competes in the decathlon
- Zehnkämpferinathlete who competes in the decathlon
Hungarian tízpróbázó
- tízpróbázóathlete who competes in the decathlon
Italian decatleta
- decatletaathlete who competes in the decathlon
Romanian decatlonist, decatlonistă
- decatlonistathlete who competes in the decathlon
- decatlonistăathlete who competes in the decathlon
Russian десятиборец
- десятиборец (desjatiborec)athlete who competes in the decathlon
Spanish decatleta, decatloniano
- decatletaathlete who competes in the decathlon
- decatlonianoathlete who competes in the decathlon
- decatlonianaathlete who competes in the decathlon
Swedish tiokampare
- tiokampareathlete who competes in the decathlon
Turkish dekatloncu
- dekatloncuathlete who competes in the decathlon
Cite this entry
decathlete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decathlete
“decathlete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decathlete. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decathlete,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decathlete.
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