{
    "term": "athlete",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who competes in sports",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Olympic athletes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Depression is thought to be common among **elite athletes**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a training facility for amateur and professional athletes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her company is designing part of the Olympic **athletes' village**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The athletes are training hard for the Olympics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "athletes playing pro football"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the greatest athletes of all time"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a superbly gifted all-round athlete."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "fine", "good"],
                "athlete + verb": ["train", "compete", "perform"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who competes in sports such as running, jumping and throwing",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He played baseball and basketball and excelled as a track athlete."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was hailed as the greatest female athlete in the world."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "fine", "good"],
                "athlete + verb": ["train", "compete", "perform"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person who is good at sports and physical exercise",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She is a natural athlete."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "fine", "good"],
                "athlete + verb": ["train", "compete", "perform"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæθliːt/",
                "audio": "at/athlete/athlete__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæθliːt/",
                "audio": "at/athlete/athlete__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin athleta, from Greek athlētēs, from athlein ‘compete for a prize’, from athlon ‘prize’."
}