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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Unlike most of us, weakened by months of hunger and deprivation, Steven, an experienced sportsman, was strong and big.
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Marc Marginedas, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
Traits inherited from a family of sportsmen and women who are trained in the nuances and ways of adopting an elite-level mentality.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Medals aside, the one sportsman who triggered the biggest viral moment of these Olympics is also a French native, 21-year-old pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati, who knocked down the pole with his bulge on Saturday and quickly went viral.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Learn More › Responding to a lawsuit filed on behalf of a local sportsman, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has agreed to strike a law that bars fishermen from carrying firearms while on the water, according to the Wisconsin Law Journal.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
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Marc Marginedas, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
Traits inherited from a family of sportsmen and women who are trained in the nuances and ways of adopting an elite-level mentality.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Medals aside, the one sportsman who triggered the biggest viral moment of these Olympics is also a French native, 21-year-old pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati, who knocked down the pole with his bulge on Saturday and quickly went viral.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
Learn More › Responding to a lawsuit filed on behalf of a local sportsman, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has agreed to strike a law that bars fishermen from carrying firearms while on the water, according to the Wisconsin Law Journal.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 31 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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