Definition of GYMNAST

gymnast

Meanings

Plural: gymnasts

Noun

  • an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics
  • One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek γυμναστής (gumnastḗs, “trainer of athletes”), from γυμνάζω (gumnázō, “I train naked, exercise”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).

Scrabble Score: 13

gymnast is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gymnast is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gymnast is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

gymnast is a valid Words With Friends word