Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(male) athlete:
Русский
By meaning 1
(male) athlete:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(male) athlete:

Examples

12 sentences
  1. He appears to have been a great sportsman.

  2. Tom is a true sportsman.

    ruТом ― настоящий спортсмен. — sharptoothed

  3. Tom is a great sportsman.

Meaning

3 senses
  1. (UK)A man who engages in sports; an athlete.

    Sportler, Athlet

    спортсме́нsportsmén, атле́тatlét

    спортсме́нsportsmén, спорто́вецьsportóvecʹ, атле́тatlét

    a male who engages in sports

  2. A man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).

  3. (dated)A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.

Forms

plural: sportsmen
Singularsportsman
Pluralsportsmen

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Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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