sportsman
A man who engages in sportsA man who engages in sports; an athlete.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» He appears to have been a great sportsman.
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Examples
12 sentencesHe appears to have been a great sportsman.
Tom is a true sportsman.
ruТом ― настоящий спортсмен. — sharptoothed
Tom is a great sportsman.
Meaning
3 senses(UK)A man who engages in sports; an athlete.
Sportler, Athlet
спортсме́нsportsmén, атле́тatlét
спортсме́нsportsmén, спорто́вецьsportóvecʹ, атле́тatlét
a male who engages in sports
A man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).
(dated)A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.
Forms
plural: sportsmenWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.