Gymnast
[jim-nast, -nuh st] /ˈdʒɪm næst, -nəst/
noun
1.
a person trained and skilled in .
/ˈdʒɪmnæst/
noun
1.
a person who is skilled or trained in gymnastics
n.
1590s in the modern sense, a back-formation from gymnastic. Greek gymnastes was “a trainer of professional athletes.”
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