athlete

a person who is trained in and takes part in a sport or physical exercise, especially as a job or profession

atleta, deportista

Collocations professional athlete · olympic athlete

• She is a professional athlete.

  Ella es una atleta profesional.

a person who plays for a sports team as their job or profession

jugador, deportista

Collocations team athlete · star athlete

• He is the star athlete of his team.

  Él es el atleta estrella de su equipo.