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gymnast|ˈdʒɪmnæst|
[ad. Gr. γυµναστ-ής trainer of professional athletes, f. γυµνάζειν (see prec.). Cf. F. gymnaste (Rabelais).]
One skilled in gymnastic exercises; a gymnastic expert.
1594R. Ashley tr. Loys le Roy's Interch. Var. Things 29 b, Gymnasts, pedotribes, athletes..for the exercise of the bodie. 1653Urquhart Rabelais i. xxiii, A young Gentleman of Touraine, named the Esquire Gymnast, who taught him the Art of riding. 1871G. H. Napheys Prev. & Cure Dis. i. vi. 168 Brilliant gymnasts are notoriously short-lived. 1883Stevenson Treas. Isl. iii. xiv, Leaping back a yard..with the speed and security of a trained gymnast. |