triathlete

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noun

An athlete who competes in the triathlon.

OriginEnglish athlete ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri- →
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Meanings

nountriathlete (plural triathletes)

plural triathletes

  1. athleticsAn athlete who competes in the triathlon.

    This is how Alzheimer's transforms encyclopedians into vegetables, how Parkinson's immobilizes triatheletes.

    2012, Rob Benvie, Maintenance

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishathlete
  7. Englishtriathlete

From tri- + athlete.

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Translations

Arabic تريثلت
  • تريثلت (trithilt)An athlete who competes in the triathlon
Catalan triatleta
  • triatletaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Czech triatlonista
  • triatlonistaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Finnish kolmiottelija
  • kolmiottelijaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
French triathlète
  • triathlèteAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
German Triathlet, Triathletin
  • TriathletAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • TriathletinAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Hungarian triatlonista
  • triatlonistaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Italian triatleta
  • triatletaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Portuguese triatleta
  • triatletaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Romanian triatlonist, triatlonistă
  • triatlonistAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • triatlonistăAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Russian триатлет, триатлонист
  • триатлет (triatlet)An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • триатлонист (triatlonist)An athlete who competes in the triathlon
Spanish triatleta
  • triatletaAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Swedish triatlet
  • triatletAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Welsh triathletwr
  • triathletwrAn athlete who competes in the triathlon
Cite this entry
APA

triathlete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triathlete

MLA

“triathlete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triathlete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triathlete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triathlete.

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