triathlete
noun
tri·ath·lete
| \ trī-ˈath-ˌlēt
, nonstandard -ˈa-thə-\
, nonstandard -ˈa-thə-\
Definition of triathlete
: an athlete who competes in a triathlon
Examples of triathlete in a Sentence
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About 4,500 of the nation’s top amateur triathletes, representing all 50 states, are expected to compete on Saturday and Sunday during USA Triathlon’s largest and longest-running National Championships event. — Mike Peticca, cleveland.com, "USA Triathlon age-group championships return to Edgewater Beach; water quality being monitored," 8 Aug. 2019 The Vantage M also has Multisport training mode, which can be useful for triathletes. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "Polar Ignite review: Clever fitness perks marred by too many compromises," 3 Aug. 2019 With a kilometer to go, triathlete Sarah True was pulled from the 2019 Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt, Germany, due to heat exhaustion. — Scott Lear, Quartzy, "The best ways to exercise in summer heat," 12 July 2019 The more surprising headline, in contrast, is that the cyclists weren’t more efficient than the runners or triathletes at cycling. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, "Training Makes Runners More Efficient, but Not Cyclists," 30 Apr. 2018 Bill Parady, beloved husband, father, friend, counselor at law, Ironman triathlete and awesome person, passed away from cancer that would not leave him. — sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 7/22," 22 July 2019 The two are both triathletes and met over a common love for running that their children share. — Michael Walsh, courant.com, "Avon Wellness Center Offers Flotation Therapy, Cryotherapy," 17 June 2019 Out-and-backs are particularly popular with triathletes and other turn-averse people who use aerobars and want to replicate the linear, two-dimensional experience of riding indoors. — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, "The Art of Wayfinding," 4 Apr. 2018 Tapper, of West Hartford, is a long-time triathlete and the former coach of Team Training New England, a women’s triathlon training group. — Lori Riley, courant.com, "Floating a new idea: Local triathletes team up to offer recovery techniques for athletes, others," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'triathlete.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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