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sportsman


sports·man

noun \ˈsprts-mən\

Definition of SPORTSMAN

1
: a person who engages in sports (as hunting or fishing)
2
: a person who shows sportsmanship
sports·man·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
sports·man·ly \-lē\ adjective

Examples of SPORTSMAN

  1. He was a keen sportsman all his life.

First Known Use of SPORTSMAN

circa 1707

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