gymnast
noun
gym·nast ˈjim-ˌnast 
-nəst
: a person trained in gymnastics
Synonyms
- acrobat
- turner
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Example Sentences
the years of training required to become a champion gymnast
Recent Examples on the Web The gymnast, Alina Kabaeva, was named among some prominent Russian business leaders and officials who have played a role in supporting the Russian government during the invasion. 
Alan Cullison, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The Olympic gymnast, 25, became the youngest person ever to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday at the White House, where she was supported by her NFL fiancé Jonathan Owens in a sweet display. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 In theaters 'Hatching' (April 29) The horror satire centers on a 12-year-old Finnish gymnast (Siiri Solalinna) who brings home a bird egg from the woods to care for it. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Patricia Aubel, 28, another former San Jose State gymnast, also accused Wright of abuse in the 2018 investigation. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The Michigan gymnast Sierra Brooks is looking forward to being on television consistently. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Another gymnast to watch is Donnell Whittenberg, who is in the best shape of his nine-year senior career. Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The Treasury Department unveiled a fresh raft of sanctions on Russian companies and people around Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, including a famed former Russian Olympic gymnast whom the U.S. government believes to be the Russian president’s girlfriend. Alan Cullison, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnast in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions. Fatima Hussein, ajc, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Alan Cullison, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The Olympic gymnast, 25, became the youngest person ever to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday at the White House, where she was supported by her NFL fiancé Jonathan Owens in a sweet display. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022 In theaters 'Hatching' (April 29) The horror satire centers on a 12-year-old Finnish gymnast (Siiri Solalinna) who brings home a bird egg from the woods to care for it. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Patricia Aubel, 28, another former San Jose State gymnast, also accused Wright of abuse in the 2018 investigation. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The Michigan gymnast Sierra Brooks is looking forward to being on television consistently. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Another gymnast to watch is Donnell Whittenberg, who is in the best shape of his nine-year senior career. Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The Treasury Department unveiled a fresh raft of sanctions on Russian companies and people around Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, including a famed former Russian Olympic gymnast whom the U.S. government believes to be the Russian president’s girlfriend. Alan Cullison, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the government has frozen the visa of Alina Kabaeva, an Olympic gymnast in her youth and former member of the state Duma, and imposed other property restrictions. Fatima Hussein, ajc, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French gymnaste, from Greek gymnastēs trainer, from gymnazein
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
gymnast
noun
gym·nast ˈjim-ˌnast
-nəst
: a person who is skilled in gymnastics
gymnast
noun
as in turner
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus the years of training required to become a champion gymnast Synonyms & Similar Words
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