競きょう技ぎ者しゃ

noun

competitor; contestant; player; athlete

General term for a person who participates in a competition, sports event, or game. Can refer to both amateur and professional participants.

• 彼かれはオリンピックの競きょう技ぎ者しゃとして金きんメダルを取とった。

  He won a gold medal as an Olympic competitor.

• 競きょう技ぎ者しゃはスタートラインに並ならんだ。

  The contestants lined up at the starting line.