definitions

gymnasiast

1
[ jim-ney-zee-ast ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ ziˌæst /

noun

a gymnast.

Nearby words

gymkhana, gymn-, gymnanthous, gymnasia, gymnasiarch, gymnasiast, gymnasium, gymnast, gymnastic, gymnastics, gymno-

Origin of gymnasiast

1
First recorded in 1855–60; gymnasi(um)1 + -ast

Definition for gymnasiast (2 of 2)

gymnasiast

2
[ jim-ney-zee-ast ]
/ dʒɪmˈneɪ ziˌæst /

noun

a student in a gymnasium.

Origin of gymnasiast

2
1820–30; < German < New Latin gymnasiasta. See gymnasium2, -ast
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British Dictionary definitions for gymnasiast

gymnasiast

/ (dʒɪmˈneɪzɪˌæst) /

noun

a student in a gymnasium
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