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Olympian vs jock

jock vs Olympian

Olympian and jock both are nouns.

Olympian is an adjective but jock is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Olympian Yes Yes No No
jock Yes No No No
As nouns, jock is a hypernym of Olympian; that is, jock is a word with a broader meaning than Olympian:
  • Olympian: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
  • jock: a person trained to compete in sports
Other hypernyms of Olympian include athlete.
Olympian (noun) jock (noun)
an athlete who participates in the Olympic games a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans a person trained to compete in sports
Olympian (adjective) jock (adjective)
of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
Difference between Olympian and jock

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