sportsman

noun

sports·man ˈspȯrts-mən

Synonyms of sportsman next

: a person who engages in sports (such as hunting or fishing)

: a person who shows sportsmanship

sportsmanlike

ˈspȯrts-mən-ˌlīk

adjective

sportsmanly

ˈspȯrts-mən-lē

adjective

Example Sentences

He was a keen sportsman all his life.

Recent Examples on the Web In a post on Dec. 3, the sportsman wrote to tell his followers and friends to remain calm and positive. —

Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022 Her father was an avid football player and all-around sportsman, and taught Benglis to throw and sail. —

Sasha Weiss Sasha Weiss Photographs By Justin French Nick Haramis Photographs By Lise Sarfati Styled By Suzanne Koller Adam Bradley Photographs By D’angelo Lovell Williams Styled By Ian Bradley Susan Dominus Photographs By Luis Alberto Rodriguez Styled By Charlotte Collet, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022 Best Heavy-Duty Coat Massimo Rossetti is a sportsman and avid explorer. —

Barry Samaha, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2022 Kardashian then ended her romantic relationship with the sportsman in January this year. —

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 The home was designed and built for Kipp Nelson, an avid sportsman, partner and president of Long Arc Capital, a former Goldman Sachs-partner and trustee and US Ski & Snowboard. —

David Kaufman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022 Police later found a sportsman’s ax under the rear passenger seat and three knives in the center console, according to an inventory of items seized from the truck. —

oregonlive, 27 July 2022 On June 24, the Lockport native had every intention of bringing his sportsman car out for John McMahon to drive. —

Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2022 Twenty-five years ago, Storm was young and aggressive, racing with the help of his father and an uncle in the Mid-American Stock Car Series, a regional sportsman-level touring division, hoping to get the chance to race for a living. —

Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022 See More

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