sportsman

sportsman
sportsmanlike, sportsmanly, adj.sportsmanliness, n.
/spawrts"meuhn, spohrts"-/, n., pl. sportsmen.
1. a man who engages in sports, esp. in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
2. a person who exhibits qualities especially esteemed in those who engage in sports, as fairness, courtesy, good temper, etc.
[1700-10; SPORTS + -MAN]
Usage. See -man.

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