yogi

[ yoh-gee ]

noun

, plural yo·gis [yoh, -geez].

1. a person who practices yoga.

yogi

/ jəʊˈɡiːniː; ˈjəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. a person who is a master of yoga

Derived Forms

• yogini, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of yogi¹

1610–20; < Sanskrit yogī, nominative singular of yogin, derivative of yoga yoga

Example Sentences

Mishler spends much of the year traveling around the world teaching classes and hosting retreats for thousands of aspiring yogis, but she loves coming back to her hometown.

From Outside Online

There are no hands-on adjustments, as the instructor will remain six feet away from yogis at all times.

From Washington Post

As a martial artist, Rohit studied the lives of spiritual leaders and yogis to understand the energy of the human body.

From Ozy

I can give you examples of my friends in Queens in New York, which I call the urban yogis.

From Ozy

However, there are critics who say that global yogis have taken namaste out of its context.

From No Straight News

During a trip to India, while still with the Beatles, George met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who became his teacher for a while.

From The Daily Beast

Either this is clever viral marketing for a new Yogi Bear movie or Earth is destined to become the Planet of the Bears.

From The Daily Beast

And finally, he went up a mountain with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, guru to the stars, and came down again a convinced mystic.

From The Daily Beast

And Yogi, you will recall, won 10 World Series with the Yankees.

From The Daily Beast

And anyway, to paraphrase Yogi Berra, 60 percent of this is 90 percent emotional anyway.

From The Daily Beast

But Dayanand is a real Yogi, he never touches money, and despises pecuniary affairs.

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Seymour, a wealthy and well-educated officer, accepted the Brahmanical creed and became a Yogi.

From Project Gutenberg

But he guarantees that a Yogi can suspend his breath for forty-three minutes and twelve seconds.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I found means, through some confidential friends, of letting come to his ears my great knowledge of the Yogi mysteries.

From Project Gutenberg

The Yogi of the East know vastly more about this theme than we do, and have made of deep breathing an art.

From Project Gutenberg