para-athlete

noun

A sportsperson with a disability.

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Meanings

nounpara-athlete (plural para-athletes)

plural para-athletes · alternative parathlete · alternative paraathlete

  1. A sportsperson with a disability.
  2. A track and field athlete with a disability.
  3. A competitor in para-athletics.

Origin

From para- + athlete.

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Translations

Danish paraatlet
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French para-athlète
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Polish paralekkoatleta, paralekkoatletka
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Portuguese paratleta
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Swedish paraatlet
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Cite this entry
APA

para-athlete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/para-athlete

MLA

“para-athlete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/para-athlete. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “para-athlete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/para-athlete.

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