gymnast


Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

gym·nast

 (jĭm′năst′, -nəst)
n.
A person who is trained and skilled in gymnastics, especially one who engages in competition.

[French gymnaste, from Greek gumnastēs, trainer of professional athletes, from gumnazein, to exercise; see gymnasium.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

gymnast

(ˈdʒɪmnæst)
n
(Gymnastics) a person who is skilled or trained in gymnastics
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gym•nast

(ˈdʒɪm næst, -nəst)

n.
a person trained and skilled in gymnastics.
[1585–95; < Greek gymnastḗs trainer of athletes, derivative of gymnázesthai to exercise in the nude, v. derivative of gymnós naked]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

gymnast

a person who is involved in or skilled in the art of gymnastics.
See also: Athletics
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.gymnast - an athlete who is skilled in gymnasticsgymnast - an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports
tumbler - a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
جِمْنازيلاعِب رياضي، خَبير جمباز
gymnastagymnastka
gymnast
voimistelija
gimnastičar
tornász
fimleikamaîur
体操家
체조 선수
gymnasta
gymnast
นักกายบริหาร
cimnastikçijimnastikçi
huấn luyện viên thể dục

gymnast

[ˈdʒɪmnæst] Ngimnasta mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gymnast

[ˈdʒɪmnæst] ngymnaste mf
She's a gymnast → Elle est gymnaste.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gymnast

nTurner(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

gymnast

[ˈdʒɪmnæst] nginnasta m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gymnasium

(dʒimˈneiziəm) plurals gymˈnasiums ~gymˈnasia (-ə) noun
a building or room with equipment for physical exercise.
gymnast (ˈdʒimnӕst) noun
a person who does gymnastics.
gymˈnastic (-ˈnӕs-) adjective
of gymnastics.
gymˈnastics (-ˈnӕs-) noun singular
physical exercises usually done in a gymnasium with certain types of equipment.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

gymnast

جِمْنازي gymnasta gymnast Turner γυμναστής gimnasta voimistelija gymnaste gimnastičar ginnasta 体操家 체조 선수 gymnast turner gimnastyk ginasta гимнаст gymnast นักกายบริหาร jimnastikçi huấn luyện viên thể dục 体操运动员
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
References in classic literature ?
"Hands off!" cried Silver, leaping back a yard, as it seemed to me, with the speed and security of a trained gymnast.
I was in the simplest and comfortablest of gymnast costumes -- flesh-colored tights from neck to heel, with blue silk puffings about my loins, and bareheaded.
"My colleagues: Philip Ivanitch Nikitin, Mihail Stanislavitch Grinevitch"--and turning to Levin--"a district councilor, a modern district councilman, a gymnast who lifts thirteen stone with one hand, a cattle-breeder and sportsman, and my friend, Konstantin Dmitrievitch Levin, the brother of Sergey Ivonovitch Koznishev."
Equally elegant and more miscellaneous and large-hearted in social outlook was Last-Trick's show the year previous, the popular Cannibal Crush Lunch, at which the confections handed round were sarcastically moulded in the forms of human arms and legs, and during which more than one of our gayest mental gymnasts was heard offering to eat his partner.
Azerbaijani gymnast Rustam Ahmad won most of the medals.
Former gymnast Shaden Wahdan, together with aspiring gymnast Duha al Habashi, visited Moza Bint Mohammed School for a masterclass session for 4th graders.
Kim added that no matter how much a gymnast or any athlete of any discipline trains his body, the mind is still the one that dictates all and pushes someone past the doubts and insecurities.
However, it has not been plain sailing for the gymnast from Paisley.
While there, the former gymnast met up with some of Active Stirling's young gymnasts.
These trophies are based on a gymnast's performance over the entire year.
TAE[currency]KENT (CyHAN)- Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina grabbed the gold medal in vault in the FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics in Baku.
Spinal X-rays were taken of each gymnast (N=40) and analysed for the following changes: scoliosis, spondylolysis, spondylolisthesis and degenerative changes (disc and facet joint degeneration, osteophyte formation).