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sportsman

[ spawrts-muhn, spohrts- ]

noun

, plural sports·men.
  1. a man who engages in sports, sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  2. a person who exhibits qualities especially esteemed in those who engage in sports, sports, as fairness, courtesy, good temper, etc.


sportsman

/ ˈspɔːtsmən /

noun

  1. a man who takes part in sports, esp of the outdoor type
  2. a person who exhibits qualities highly regarded in sport, such as fairness, generosity, observance of the rules, and good humour when losing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -man.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsportsmanˌship, noun
  • ˈsportsman-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sportsman·like sportsman·ly adjective
  • sportsman·li·ness noun
  • un·sportsman·like adjective
  • un·sportsman·ly adjective adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sportsman1

First recorded in 1700–10; sports + -man
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Example Sentences

They’re sexy, powerful sportsmen, but they’re also elegant and well-dressed.

The new Sportsman AutoPilot from Old Town aims to change this.

Palin, the former reality star on TLC, is launching her new show in April on the Sportsman Channel.

The Sportsman Channel was touting its upcoming new series, “Amazing America with Sarah Palin.”

I am both a sportsman and a sports fan and I have nothing but good wishes for the athletes coming to Sochi.

Assault rifles are light and accurate, but no sportsman is going to pour a barrage of hot lead into a deer.

He wanted to be like Papa when he grew up—novelist, sportsman, womanizer, and legend in his own time.

He was a manly young fellow, a sportsman and renowned at cricket, and she was amiable and pretty, a little blonde beauty.

Haggard himself not infrequently headed the list, for he was an enthusiastic sportsman and a brilliant shot.

Here I met again constantly the great sportsman who had noticed me so kindly, and I became his follower, his disciple.

Garnett, if odd in manner and character, had always been a true sportsman though not a lover of sport.

Not to be a sportsman, not to play the game—to accuse him of this would have brought him back from the edge of the grave.

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