sportsman n : someone who engages in sports [syn: sport, sportswoman]

English

Etymology

sport + man

Noun

1. A man who engages in sports. A male athlete.

Translations

• Finnish: urheilija
• French: sportif
• German: Sportler
• Greek: αθλητικός τύπος
• Hebrew: ספורטאי (sportai)
• Italian: sportivo
• Japanese: スポーツマン (supōtsuman)
• Portuguese: esportivo
• Spanish: deportista

See also

• sportswoman
• sportsman's bet

Sportsman could mean:

• Sportsperson: someone who enjoys sport
• Sportsmanship, conforming all the rules of game and acting in a fair manner towards the opponent
• Gun rights supporter (US politics)
• Sportsman's Association UK gun rights group
• Sportsman of the Year, an award given by Sports Illustrated magazine since 1954
• The Sportsman - the name of two separate British sports newspapers
• The Sportsman Channel US cable channel devoted to hunting and fishing
• Dodge Sportsman, a Dodge B-series van manufactured from 1971-1979
• Acme Sportsman, an American light aircraft built in 1928
• Remington Sportsman 48 a Remington Arms shotgun
• Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St. Louis, Missouri
• Sportsman Airpark airport in Oregon

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