sportsman
Origin of sportsman
1usage note For sportsman
Other words from sportsman
- sports·man·like, sports·man·ly, adjective
- sports·man·li·ness, noun
- un·sports·man·like, adjective
- un·sports·man·ly, adjective, adverb
Words Nearby sportsman
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How to use sportsman in a sentence
They’re sexy, powerful sportsmen, but they’re also elegant and well-dressed.
The new sportsman AutoPilot from Old Town aims to change this.
This motorized kayak can drive itself | By Nate Matthews/Outdoor Life | August 28, 2020 | Popular-SciencePalin, the former reality star on TLC, is launching her new show in April on the sportsman Channel.
Meet Madison Rising, the Band Behind Sarah Palin's New Theme Song | Ben Jacobs | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sportsman Channel was touting its upcoming new series, “Amazing America with Sarah Palin.”
I am both a sportsman and a sports fan and I have nothing but good wishes for the athletes coming to Sochi.
Putin’s Sochi and Hitler’s Berlin: The Love Affair Between Dictators and the Olympic Games. | Garry Kasparov | February 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Assault rifles are light and accurate, but no sportsman is going to pour a barrage of hot lead into a deer.
He wanted to be like Papa when he grew up—novelist, sportsman, womanizer, and legend in his own time.
He was a manly young fellow, a sportsman and renowned at cricket, and she was amiable and pretty, a little blonde beauty.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHaggard himself not infrequently headed the list, for he was an enthusiastic sportsman and a brilliant shot.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume III (of 3) | Charles James WillsHere I met again constantly the great sportsman who had noticed me so kindly, and I became his follower, his disciple.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerGarnett, if odd in manner and character, had always been a true sportsman though not a lover of sport.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerNot to be a sportsman, not to play the game—to accuse him of this would have brought him back from the edge of the grave.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for sportsman
/ (ˈspɔːtsmən) /
a man who takes part in sports, esp of the outdoor type
a person who exhibits qualities highly regarded in sport, such as fairness, generosity, observance of the rules, and good humour when losing
Derived forms of sportsman
- sportsman-like or sportsmanly, adjective
- sportsmanship, noun
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