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decathlete

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /diːˈkæθliːt/
  • General-American: /di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IY0 K AE1 TH L IY0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

An athlete who competes in the decathlon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dec- + athlete.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: desetibojař — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Czech: desetibojařka — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Danish: tikæmper — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Finnish: kymmenottelija — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • French: décathlonien — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • French: décathlonienne — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • French: décathlète — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • German: Zehnkämpfer — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • German: Zehnkämpferin — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Hungarian: tízpróbázó — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Italian: decatleta — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Kazakh: онсайысшы (onsaiysşy) — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Macedonian: десетобоец (desetoboec) — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Macedonian: десетобојка (desetobojka) — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Romanian: decatlonist — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Romanian: decatlonistă — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Russian: десятиборец (desjatiborec) — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Spanish: decatleta — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Spanish: decatloniano — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Spanish: decatloniana — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Swedish: tiokampare — athlete who competes in the decathlon
  • Turkish: dekatloncu — athlete who competes in the decathlon
Real reading context

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