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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Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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After performing a spin, the footballer began skipping before falling into laughter.
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Early-morning sportsmen easily fish them there on the fly.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Stepping from left to right, the sportsman began to use his golf club as a microphone while standing between Timberlake, 44, and comedian Andrew Santino, who matched his moves,
After performing a spin, the footballer began skipping before falling into laughter.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025
Early-morning sportsmen easily fish them there on the fly.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Being carefree and calm is the best state to be in as a a sportsman and Suryavanshi appears to have absorbed the equanimity of the Buddhism of his birthplace in Bihar.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sportsman
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“Sportsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportsman. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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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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