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sportsman

English

Etymology

sports +? -man.

Pronunciation

Noun

sportsman (plural sportsmen)

  1. (Britain) A man who engages in sports; a male athlete.
  2. (dated) A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 3
      At last extinguishing the fire, he took the idol up very unceremoniously, and bagged it again in his grego pocket as carelessly as if he were a sportsman bagging a dead woodcock.

Derived terms

  • sportsmanlike
  • sportsman's bet
  • sportsmanship

Related terms

  • sportswoman

Translations

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shamateur

English

Etymology

sham +? amateur

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??am?t(j)?/

Noun

shamateur (plural shamateurs)

  1. A sportsman or athlete who is officially an amateur but who makes money from playing, or who otherwise behaves as a professional.

Derived terms

  • shamateurism

Translations

References

  • shamateur at OneLook Dictionary Search

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