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basketball player vs athlete

athlete vs basketball player

basketball player and athlete both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
basketball player Yes No No No
athlete Yes No No No
As nouns, athlete is a hypernym of basketball player; that is, athlete is a word with a broader meaning than basketball player:
  • basketball player: an athlete who plays basketball
  • athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
Other hypernyms of basketball player include jock.
basketball player (noun) athlete (noun)
an athlete who plays basketball a person trained to compete in sports
Difference between basketball player and athlete

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