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triathlete

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An athlete who competes in the triathlon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English athlete English triathlete From tri- + athlete.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تريثلت (trithilt) — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Catalan: triatleta — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Czech: triatlonista — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Finnish: kolmiottelija — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • French: triathlète — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Galician: triatleta — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • German: Triathlet — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • German: Triathletin — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Hungarian: triatlonista — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Italian: triatleta — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Portuguese: triatleta — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Romanian: triatlonist — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Romanian: triatlonistă — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Russian: триатлет (triatlet) — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Russian: триатлонист (triatlonist) — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Spanish: triatleta — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Swedish: triatlet — An athlete who competes in the triathlon
  • Welsh: triathletwr — An athlete who competes in the triathlon