- (n.) One fitted for or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.
- (n.) Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
- (n.) One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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