Ma'anar ƙamus na "'yan wasa" ita ce:(suna) 1. halaye na zahiri waɗanda ke da halayen 'yan wasa, kamar ƙarfi, ƙarfin hali, da juriya. 2. ayyukan motsa jiki ko motsa jiki; wasan motsa jikiGaba ɗaya, “wasan motsa jiki” yana nufin iyawa da halayen da ke ba wa mutum damar yin fice a ayyukan jiki ko wasanni. Wannan na iya haɗawa da halaye kamar gudu, daidaitawa, sassauci, da ƙarfin hali, da kuma halayen tunani kamar mayar da hankali, ƙuduri, da wasan motsa jiki. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa don bayyana daidaikun mutane musamman waɗanda suka kware a wasanni ko motsa jiki, da kuma al'adu da al'ummomin da ke kewaye da wasanni da wasannin motsa jiki.