- gymnast
- noun (C) someone who is very good at doing physical exercises, especially someone who competes against other people in gymnastic competitions
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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Gymnast — Gym nast (j[i^]m n[.a]st), n. [Gr. gymnasth s a trainer of athletes: cf. F. gymnaste. See {Gymnasium}.] One who teaches or practices gymnastic exercises; the manager of a gymnasium; an athlete … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gymnást — (griech.), im Altertum Lehrer der Gymnastik, besonders der Geübtern und der Athleten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
gymnast — 1590s in the modern sense, a back formation from GYMNASTIC (Cf. gymnastic). Greek gymnastes was a trainer of professional athletes … Etymology dictionary
gymnast — *athlete … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gymnast — ► NOUN ▪ a person trained in gymnastics … English terms dictionary
gymnast — [jim′nast΄] n. [Gr gymnastēs, trainer of athletes] an expert in gymnastics … English World dictionary
gymnast — UK [ˈdʒɪmnæst] / US [ˈdʒɪmˌnæst] / US [ˈdʒɪmnəst] noun [countable] Word forms gymnast : singular gymnast plural gymnasts someone who does gymnastics as a sport, especially someone who takes part in competitions an Olympic gymnast … English dictionary
gymnast — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, elite, good, talented, top ▪ Olympic GYMNAST + VERB ▪ train … Collocations dictionary
gymnast — gym|nast [ dʒım,næst, dʒımnəst ] noun count someone who does GYMNASTICS as a sport, especially someone who takes part in competitions: an Olympic gymnast … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gymnast — [[t]ʤɪ̱mnæst[/t]] gymnasts N COUNT A gymnast is someone who is trained in gymnastics … English dictionary
gymnast — gimnastas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Antikoje – aukščiausios kvalifikacijos gimnaziono mokytojas, sporto treneris – pedagogas ir gydytojas, turėjęs specialių anatomijos, psichologijos žinių, taip pat žinių, kaip gydyti… … Sporto terminų žodynas
