athlete vs football player

football player vs athlete

athlete and football player both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
athlete	Yes	No	No	No
football player	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, football player is a hyponym of athlete; that is, football player is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than athlete:

athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
football player: an athlete who plays American football

Other hyponyms of athlete include acrobat, amateur, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, footballer, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, gymnast, hockey player, ice-hockey player, hooker, hurdler, jumper, lacrosse player, letterman, Olympian, pentathlete, pro, professional, runner, sharpshooter, shot putter, skater, skier, sledder, soccer player, sport, striker, reserve, second-stringer, substitute, swimmer, swinger, tennis player, pole jumper, pole vaulter, vaulter, lifter, weightlifter, winger.

athlete (noun)	football player (noun)
a person trained to compete in sports	an athlete who plays American football

Difference between athlete and football player

Words related to "athlete"

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