sportsman
noun
sports·man
ˈspȯrts-mən 
1
: a person who engages in sports (such as hunting or fishing)
2
: a person who shows sportsmanship
Examples of sportsman in a Sentence
He was a keen sportsman all his life.
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Photo : 615 Media Hillside Meadows in Franklin, just 15 miles south of downtown Nashville, is a serene residential haven and sportsmen’s paradise spanning 750 acres with 1,600 feet on the Old Natchez Trace, a historic forest trail, and almost 150 feet on the Harpeth River.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Like the gun, the hunting knife and sometimes the horse or mule, canines assisted professional hunters and sportsmen in securing their quarry.
—Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Leaving the stage is often the hardest thing for an elite sportsman, but being left as the only one of the previous generation is an entirely different experience altogether.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr sportsman posed alongside his five children and Rodríguez, 30, on a yacht.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Like the gun, the hunting knife and sometimes the horse or mule, canines assisted professional hunters and sportsmen in securing their quarry.
—Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Leaving the stage is often the hardest thing for an elite sportsman, but being left as the only one of the previous generation is an entirely different experience altogether.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr sportsman posed alongside his five children and Rodríguez, 30, on a yacht.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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sportsman
noun
sports·man
ˈspō(ə)rt-smən
ˈspȯ(ə)rt-
1
: a person who engages in or is interested in sports and especially outdoor sports
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