athletic type
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3.1
- noun
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tipo atlético
- At the gym, she always admired the athletic type who seemed to dominate the weightlifting area.
Examples
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Many people find that they are attracted to the athletic type for their physical strength.
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In the semifinals, I had to play the Aspen Meadows pro (and tournament organizer), a tall, rangy athletic type named Lefty Brinkman.
Academic text (1991) -
Jason is the athletic type.
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I mean, girls go for the athletic type, don't they?
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Although I'm an athletic type, I have many overweight/obese family members.
Blog text (2) -
It's been my experience, the athletic type like Higgins... ...might go for the caveman approach, like this.
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In American society, we speak of an executive or athletic type, and this recalls the cultural stereotypes.
Academic text (1990) -
Say... isn't that tommy bannister, the big athletic type?
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Jason is clearly an athletic type with his muscular build and strong frame.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person who has a naturally muscular, athletic body
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4.5
A man with large strong muscles from exercise
How Muscular
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'athletic' (physically strong/fit) + 'type' (a kind or class of person), yielding 'a kind of person who is athletic.' This is a straightforward adjective + noun compositional pattern common across languages and follows regular English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Athletic type comes from a simple image: a person clearly built for sport. The word athletic means fit and strong and type means a kind of person, so the phrase describes someone 'muscular and sturdy', which is why it means a person with a large, strong build.