E-thlete

Etymology: A portmanteau of electronic and athlete.
Pronunciation: ˈēth-ˌlēt or ˈē-thə-ˌlēt\ (the second pronunciation emphasizes "leet")

A skilled, trained, or professional video game player. Used in the same context athlete might be used, including further portmanteaus.

Jeremy, from Pure Pwnage, is extremely e-thletic.

"Dude, I hurt my foot playing the bass pedal on Rock Band."
"Looks like a bad case of e-thlete's foot, I'll call John Madden."

by Matt Zha June 13, 2009

ethlete

A description of an individual that only participates in on-line or video sports

That kid is hooked on video football. He is a real ethlete

by pk20b October 3, 2008