nonathlete
noun
non·ath·lete
| \ ˌnän-ˈath-ˌlēt
, nonstandard -ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\
, nonstandard -ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\
Definition of nonathlete
: a person who is not an athlete
an obstacle course too demanding for a nonathlete
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Other Words from nonathlete
nonathletic
\ ˌnän-ath-ˈle-tik
, nonstandard -ˌa-thə-ˈle- \
adjective
, nonstandard -ˌa-thə-ˈle- \
adjective
nonathletic interests/activities
Examples of nonathlete in a Sentence
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Nine percent of athletes had evidence of CTE, compared with just over 3% of nonathletes. — Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, "Even if you don’t play contact sports, you could develop signs of traumatic brain injury," 3 July 2019 The program also welcomes nonathletes and even adults, because the universal lessons of mindfulness, focus and resilience apply to everyone. — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio service trains youth athletes to cope with game stress," 13 June 2019 The tests gave me, a nonathlete, a taste of what the elite crew teams at my school must have experienced: the glory of beyond-regional success, along with the more enduring satisfaction of having been in it together. — Caitlin Macy, WSJ, "AP Tests Are Still a Great American Equalizer," 22 Feb. 2019 And some see managing heart-rate variability as a way for nonathletes to deal with stress. — Charles Wallace, WSJ, "What’s Your Heart-Rate Variability? It May Be Time to Find Out," 25 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonathlete.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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