sports jacket

American  

noun

1. a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.

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sports jacket British  

noun

1. Also called (US, Austral, and NZ): sports coat.  a man's informal jacket, made esp of tweed: worn with trousers of different material

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Example Sentences

Oakley—who still throws on a sports jacket and eschews denim when he’s flying—thinks Duffy’s push is a “noble idea” that likely won’t move the needle as long as flying remains “cheap but unpleasant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Milei wrote in his own X post, which included a selfie of the pair, with the president sporting his signature leather bomber and Musk in his Air Force Academy navy sports jacket.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

He parked, got out of his car and slipped on a sports jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

He refused to don a tie and sports jacket, let alone a suit, and his everyday attire of shorts and jogging shoes or flip-flops gave him a certain rakish affability.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

We drew looks, Baba in his brown suit and me in pleated slacks and sports jacket.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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