noun
professional athlete (female)
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Means 'professional athlete' for females. Noun gender: die. Plural: Profisportlerinnen (feminine plural with -innen), distinct from the masculine Profisportler. Declension shows forms like die Profisportlerin, der Profisportlerin, den Profisportlerinnen. Genitive plural: der Profisportlerinnen. Common in German to mark female professions.
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Die Agentur riet der Profisportlerin, vorsichtig zu unterschreiben, weil der Vertrag kompliziert war.
The agency advised the professional athlete to sign carefully because the contract was complicated.
Die Profisportlerin gewann die Goldmedaille.
The professional female athlete won the gold medal.
Die Profisportlerin hat bei den Olympischen Spielen eine Medaille gewonnen.
The professional athlete won a medal at the Olympic Games.
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Picture a female athlete on a winner's podium with a medal
Profisportlerin → 'pro' + 'sport' + '-lerin' (female ending)
die = female; '-in' indicates a woman (female athlete)
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Feminine form used to specifically refer to female professional athletes. Plural is Profisportlerinnen.