athlete vs letterman

letterman vs athlete

athlete and letterman both are nouns.

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

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

athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
letterman: an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport

Other hyponyms of athlete include acrobat, amateur, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, football player, footballer, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, gymnast, hockey player, ice-hockey player, hooker, hurdler, jumper, lacrosse player, 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)	letterman (noun)
a person trained to compete in sports	an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport

Difference between athlete and letterman

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