Paralympian
nounEtymology
From Paralympic + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘having a certain profession’ forming nouns, or with the sense ‘from, like, or related to’ forming adjectives). Paralympic is a blend of paraplegic + Olympic; the Paralympic Games were originally organized for persons with paraplegia from spinal injuries, but are now participated in by sportspersons with all kinds of disabilities.
- derived from Ὀλυμπικός
Definitions
One who competes in the Paralympic Games.
- DICK MADURO … Paralympian
- Our athletes, Olympians and Paralympians, joined together in April to represent the 1994 U.S. Olympic Team in a visit to President [Bill] Clinton at the White House.
Of or pertaining to a Paralympian (“one who competes in the Paralympic Games”).
- There was a real fear that not all Paralympians would be able to attend the games because the Paralympian athletes' travel grants were paid 3 weeks' late.
Of or pertaining to the Paralympic Games
Of or pertaining to the Paralympic Games; Paralympic.
- Offering paralympian dreams to young amputees [article title]
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA