athlete vs footballer

footballer vs athlete

athlete and footballer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
athlete	Yes	No	No	No
footballer	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of athlete include acrobat, amateur, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, football player, 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)	footballer (noun)
a person trained to compete in sports	an athlete who plays American football

Difference between athlete and footballer

Words related to "athlete"

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