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Recent Examples of sportsman
Her father was the entrepreneur and sportsman Harry Payne Whitney; her mother was a Vanderbilt who had a career as a sculptor, winning large public commissions in the United States and Europe.
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Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
Published in 1939, Rogue Male follows an unnamed English sportsman who attempts to assassinate a European dictator, strongly implied to be Adolf Hitler.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
Harrison, a passionate, if middling, fisherman who would later publish Legends of the Fall; Brautigan, the author of the celebrated 1967 novella Trout Fishing in America; and Guy de la Valdène, a French writer, sportsman, and Norman count.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
For any sportsman living in the Eastern half of the nation, one of the great things about a hunt in the West, in my opinion, is the chance to sample the matchless friendliness and hospital ity of the people there.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
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Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
Published in 1939, Rogue Male follows an unnamed English sportsman who attempts to assassinate a European dictator, strongly implied to be Adolf Hitler.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
Harrison, a passionate, if middling, fisherman who would later publish Legends of the Fall; Brautigan, the author of the celebrated 1967 novella Trout Fishing in America; and Guy de la Valdène, a French writer, sportsman, and Norman count.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
For any sportsman living in the Eastern half of the nation, one of the great things about a hunt in the West, in my opinion, is the chance to sample the matchless friendliness and hospital ity of the people there.
—Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsman
Noun
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Former Democratic White House nominee John Kerry also frequently got himself in trouble by going out on hunting expeditions attempting to connect to gun owners and hunters.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Wielding his ancient rulebook, the Lawyer spends much of the movie watching the carnage occur as a pair of sadistic twins (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy) and other hunters try to track down and murder Grace and Faith (Kathryn Newton), her estranged sister who gets roped into this mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The sportswoman has filed a police report with Metro’s Summerlin Area Command, according to the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
12 Nov. 2025
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The designer drew inspiration for the shoe from unique details in women’s tailoring and pioneering sportswomen of their time.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though who’s the better huntsman may never be known, the two have specialized in tracking down quarterbacks and running backs for the Cavs.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Dec. 2025
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Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden.—
Christina Liao,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Sportsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsman. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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