athlete vs member

athlete

noun
  • She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor. 

  • An exceptionally physically fit person. 

  • A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. 

  • A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson. 

member

noun
  • One who officially belongs to a group. 

  • A file stored within an archive file. 

  • the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court. 

  • The penis. 

  • A part of a whole. 

  • Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb. 

  • An element of a set. 

  • Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign. 

  • A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause. 

  • One of the propositions making up a syllogism. 

  • A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class. 

  • friend 

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