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sportsman - 3 dictionary results

sports⋅man

[spawrts-muhn, spohrts-]
–noun, plural -men.
1. a man who engages in sports, esp. in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
2. a person who exhibits qualities especially esteemed in those who engage in sports, as fairness, courtesy, good temper, etc.

Origin:
1700–10; sports + -man


sports⋅man⋅like, sports⋅man⋅ly, adjective
sports⋅man⋅li⋅ness, noun


See -man.
sports·man   (spôrts'mən, spōrts'-)   
n.  
  1. A man who is active in sports.
  2. A person whose conduct and attitude exhibit sportsmanship.
sports'man·like', sports'man·ly adj.

Sportsman

Sports"man\, n.;pl. Sportsmen. One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.
Language Translation for : sportsman
Spanish: deportista,
German: der, *die Sportler(in),
Japanese: スポーツマン
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