sportsman
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sportsman¹
noun sportsmen
- A man who engages in sports; an athlete. On the contrary, the difference between the worse male and female sportsmen was 54 ms. Among the male sportsmen [...]. Among the female sportsmen [...]
- A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing. At last extinguishing the fire, he took the idol up very unceremoniously, and bagged it again in his grego pocket as carelessly as if he were a sportsman bagging a dead woodcock.
- A man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).
Sportsman²
Where it comes from
Possibly an altered form of Dutch Sportmans.
proper noun Sportsmans
- A surname from Dutch.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sport, sportswoman, sporting, sports, sportsmanship, athlete, jock, champion, sportive, champ, sporter, sportsaholic, sportsperson, outdoorsman, player, laker
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noun (male) athlete
| Español | deportista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 운동선수 undongseonsu, 선수 seonsu, 스포츠 선수 seupocheu seonsu, 스포츠맨 seupocheumaen |
| 日本語 | 運動選手 undō senshu, 選手 senshu, スポーツ選手 supōtsu senshu, スポーツマン supōtsuman |
| 中文 | 運動員 /运动员 yùndòngyuán |
| हिन्दी | खिलाड़ी khilāṛī |
| Português | esportivo, esportista |
| Français | sportif, athlète |
| Deutsch | Sportler, Athlet |
| Italiano | sportivo |
| Ελληνικά | αθλητικός τύπος athlitikós týpos, αθλητικός athlitikós, αθλητής athlitís |
| Română | sportiv, atlet |
| Русский | спортсме́н sportsmén, атле́т atlét |
| Tiếng Việt | vận động viên, nhà thể thao |
| العربية | رِيَاضِيّ riyāḍiyy |
| עברית | סְפּוֹרְטַאי sportái |
Talk about this word "sportsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sportsman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sportsman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sportsman "sportsman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sportsman.Cite this
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title = {sportsman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sportsman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
