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Sportsman definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPORTSMAN, n. [sport and man.]
1. One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes and fowls.
2. One skilled in the sports of the field.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1707 1. a person who engages in sports (as hunting or fishing) 2. a person who shows sportsmanship • sportsmanlike adjective • sportsmanly adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -men; fem. sportswoman, pl. -women) 1 a person who takes part in much sport, esp. professionally. 2 a person who behaves fairly and generously. Derivatives: sportsmanlike adj. sportsmanly adj. sportsmanship n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sportsman Sports"man, n.;pl. Sportsmen. One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sportsmen) A sportsman is a man who takes part in sports. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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