sportsperson

/ ˈspɔːtsˌpɜːsən /

noun

1. a person who takes part in sports, esp of the outdoor type

Example Sentences

The annual ceremony recognises the UK-based sportsperson who has had the year's most notable achievements - chosen by a public vote.

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Throughout it all, the 23-year-old has been grappling with the very thing a sportsperson tries to protect: Bell has been going through a painstaking remodelling of her action.

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Earlier this year, she was named the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability - following compatriot Esther Vergeer who won it in 2002 and 2008.

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She said her times became slower too, adding: "As a sportsperson, to accept that you won't go as fast as before is difficult. I had to accept this compromise, because it is a compromise, for my happiness."

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"If a female sportsperson is doing exactly the same training as their male counterpart, but they get paid less, then it will always mean that women are underpaid compared to men, but I do believe it is all going in the right direction," another anonymous response read.

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Related Words

• athlete
• competitor
• member
• opponent
• participant
• pro
• professional
• rookie