Gymnast Definition
jĭmnăst, -nəst
gymnasts
noun
A person who is trained and skilled in gymnastics, especially one who engages in competition.
American Heritage
An expert in gymnastics.
Webster's New World
One who performs gymnastics.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Gymnast
Noun
Singular:
gymnastPlural:
gymnastsOrigin of Gymnast
From Ancient Greek γυμναστής (gumnastēs, “trainer of athletes”), from γυμνάζω (gumnazō, “I train naked, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnos, “naked”)
From Wiktionary
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French gymnaste from Greek gumnastēs trainer of professional athletes from gumnazein to exercise gymnasium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
