atlet

1. Croat. (of a man's build) athletic man; strongman
   Moj trener je pravi atlet. — My coach is a real strongman.
   Izgleda kao atlet. — He looks like a strongman.
2. Croat. (sportsman) athlete, track-and-field athlete; sportsman
   Hrvatski atleti osvojili su tri medalje na prvenstvu. — Croatian athletes won three medals at the championship.
   Najbolji atleti sveta takmiče se u Zagrebu. — The world's best athletes are competing in Zagreb.

Croatian form. In Serbia: atleta (for a strongman, athletically built man); a track-and-field athlete is atletičar, a sportsman in general is sportista.