sportsman
noun
a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
sportsman-like
-
a word derived from
sportsman.
Example Sentences
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With all his sportsman-like qualities and skill in his craft, our friend is not truly a sportsman.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
I know and I will swear that Jump’s capture of the three-hundred-and-fourteen-pound Marlin on light tackle in twenty-eight minutes was absolutely as honest as it was skilful, as sportsman-like as it was wonderful.
From Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey
It galled me when I thought how sportsman-like I had been to attract their attention.
From Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey
The difficulties of introducing a sportsman-like ideal have been manifold.
From Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey
Frank admitted that this method of fishing was not sportsman-like and that he had discontinued the practice.
From Fish Stories by Henry Abbott
