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athlete
A person who regularly does sports and often takes part in athletic competitions; a male or female sportsperson.
Der Athlet trainiert jeden Tag mehrere Stunden für die Meisterschaft.
The athlete trains for several hours every day for the championship.
'Athlet' (athlete) is a noun of the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular.
Ich habe gestern den berühmten Athleten im Fernsehen gesehen.
I saw the famous athlete on TV yesterday.
The word family includes the adjective 'athletisch' (athletic, sporty, muscular) and the noun 'die Athletik' (physical performance or the sport of track and field).
Er hat einen sehr athletischen Körperbau.
He has a very athletic build.
'Athlet' (athlete) is often combined with adjectives that describe status or success, for example 'olympischer Athlet' (Olympic athlete), 'professioneller Athlet' (professional athlete), or 'erfolgreicher Athlet' (successful athlete).
Nur die besten Athleten qualifizieren sich für die Weltmeisterschaft.
Only the best athletes qualify for the world championship.
player
'der Spieler' and 'der Athlet' can both mean a person in sports. 'Spieler' fits when someone takes part in a game or a sport, for example in football, tennis, or a board game. 'Athlet' sounds more strongly connected to regular training, competition, and physical performance. You can confuse the words because many athletes are also players. But not every 'Spieler' is an 'Athlet', for example in a card game.
Vor dem Wettkampf achtet der Athlet besonders auf Schlaf und Ernährung.
Before the competition, the athlete pays particular attention to sleep and nutrition.
Der neue Spieler traf im ersten Spiel gleich zwei Tore.
The new player scored two goals right away in his first match.