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sports⋅man
/
ˈspɔrts
mən
,
ˈspoʊrts-
/
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-m
uh
n
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–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
Related forms:
sports⋅man⋅like,
sports⋅man⋅ly,
adjective
sports⋅man⋅li⋅ness,
noun
Usage note:
See
-man.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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un·sports·man·like
(ŭn-spôrts'mən-līk', -spōrts'-)
adj. Not displaying the qualities or behavior befitting a good sport.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
unsportsmanlike
1754, from
un-
(1) "not" +
sportsmanlike
(see
sport
(n.)).
Unsporting
is attested from 1859.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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