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Type Words
Synonyms athlete
Type of contestant
Has types amateur, football player, reserve, runner, second-stringer, sharpshooter, shot putter, skater, skier, sledder, soccer player, sport, sportsman, sportswoman, striker, substitute, swimmer, swinger, tennis player, vaulter, weightlifter, winger, ball hawk, ballplayer, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, acrobat, footballer, gymnast, hockey player, hooker, hurdler, ice-hockey player, jumper, lacrosse player, letterman, lifter, olympian, pentathlete, pole jumper, pole vaulter, pro, professional
Type Words
Synonyms athletic supporter, jockstrap, supporter, suspensor
Type of protective garment, man's clothing

Examples of jock

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The jock faces pressure from his Elvis impersonator father to join the military.
From the edition.cnn.com
Clear Channel's Hogan says his company is the logical choice for the shock jock.
From the businessweek.com
Shaq fast broke his way into the fabric of this town like no other jock ever did.
From the bostonherald.com
Media conglomerate slumped on news its top shock jock would leave radio business.
From the usatoday.com
The Super Bowl isn't played to sell Riddell football helmets or Bike jock straps.
From the freep.com
I was 5-foot-8 and 150 pounds, really athletic and I was accepted as a girl jock.
From the timesunion.com
That, yes, the nerd can get the babe, and the jock can have a heart, deep down.
From the time.com
Rocky is clad in something smaller than swim trunks and larger than a jock strap.
From the time.com
Jock Safari Lodge has all the comforts an Africa novice needs to feel at home.
From the dailymail.co.uk
More examples
  • Athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
  • Athletic supporter: a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise
  • Mark Simpson, known by the pen name Jock, is a British comics artist, best known for his work in 2000 AD and on The Losers.
  • The term jock is a classic North American stereotype of a male athlete. The etymology of the term jock is believed to be derived from the word jockstrap, which is an athletic support garment worn by men who engage in physical sports. ...
  • Jock is a Scottish diminutive form of the forename "John"
  • A jockstrap (also known as a jock, jock strap, strap, supporter, or athletic supporter) is an undergarment designed for supporting the male genitalia during sports or other vigorous physical activity. ...
  • (Jocks (film)) Jocks is a 1987 teen comedy. The film was directed by Steve Carver and written by Michael Lanahan and David Oas. Jocks was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada and in Los Angeles, California.
  • A Scot; A nickname
  • A common man; A Scotsman; to masturbate; to humiliate; to steal