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
His prowess as a young sportsman aside, Simpson’s grades in high school did not endear him to recruiters for collegiate football teams.
—
Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
That means that Kentucky’s Agricultural Commissioner will suddenly be tasked with appointing new wildlife commissioners—a job that’s long been handled by the Governor with significant input from sportsmen’s groups.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
LaPierre joined the organization in 1977 and piloted the group from sportsman club to a political movement.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
The sportsman needed nine points to hit the milestone at the start of Saturday's game, which saw the Nuggets beat the Lakers 124-114.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Read Next: Hunters and Anglers Speak Out Against Proposed Industrial Road Through Alaska’s Famed Brooks Range
Negative impacts to caribou herds are just one of several red flags being raised by sportsmen and women who oppose the Ambler Road.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2024
Enjoy a dramatic presentation about educator Mary McCloud Bethune, scientist George Washington Carver, sportsman Jackie Robinson, and musician Marian Anderson.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
But exercising their right to fish generated massive protests from non-Native, predominantly white sportsmen who threw rocks at tribal officials and displayed signs with unabashedly racist slogans.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 16 Nov. 2023
Shashi Tharoor, [actors] Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Mammootty and [former sportsmen and current sports pundits] Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar have already liked the film and conveyed their good luck to the film.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
That means that Kentucky’s Agricultural Commissioner will suddenly be tasked with appointing new wildlife commissioners—a job that’s long been handled by the Governor with significant input from sportsmen’s groups.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
LaPierre joined the organization in 1977 and piloted the group from sportsman club to a political movement.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
The sportsman needed nine points to hit the milestone at the start of Saturday's game, which saw the Nuggets beat the Lakers 124-114.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Read Next: Hunters and Anglers Speak Out Against Proposed Industrial Road Through Alaska’s Famed Brooks Range
Negative impacts to caribou herds are just one of several red flags being raised by sportsmen and women who oppose the Ambler Road.
—Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2024
Enjoy a dramatic presentation about educator Mary McCloud Bethune, scientist George Washington Carver, sportsman Jackie Robinson, and musician Marian Anderson.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
But exercising their right to fish generated massive protests from non-Native, predominantly white sportsmen who threw rocks at tribal officials and displayed signs with unabashedly racist slogans.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 16 Nov. 2023
Shashi Tharoor, [actors] Rajinikanth, Mohanlal, Mammootty and [former sportsmen and current sports pundits] Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar have already liked the film and conveyed their good luck to the film.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
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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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