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sportsman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Old French porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport English -s English sports Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English sportsman From sports + -man.

Meanings

1. (UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete.
   • On the contrary, the difference between the worse male and female sportsmen was 54 ms. Among the male sportsmen [...]. Among the female sportsmen [...] 2014, Libor Flemr, Jiří Němec, Kateřina Kudláčková, editors, Physical activity in science and practice: Conference Proceedings | In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague [Prague, 19-21 June 2013], page 237:
   • In both cases the female sportsmen were Nordic skiers. 2008, Atko Viru, Adaptation in Sports Training, Informa Healthcare USA, New York, p. 227 (Chapter 9: Gender Differences in Training Effects, sub-chapter Metabolic Capacities in male and female Athletes)
2. (dated) A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.
   • 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. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 3”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
3. A man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).

Forms

Deriveds

sportsmanly · sportsmanship · sportsmanlike · sportsman's bet

Descendants

sportsmen · спортсме́н · sbortsmon · 스포츠맨 · спортсме́н

Relateds

sportswoman

Translations (102)

pt esportivo ((male) athlete) · lt sportininkas ((male) athlete) · ur کِھلاڑی ((male) athlete) · arz رياضي ((male) athlete) · uk спорто́вець ((male) athlete) · fi urheilija ((male) athlete) · ko 스포츠맨 ((male) athlete) · uz atlet ((male) athlete) · ko 선수 ((male) athlete) · ms ahli sukan ((male) athlete) · sh спо̀рта̄ш ((male) athlete) · ro atlet ((male) athlete) · da idrætsmand ((male) athlete) · sq sportist ((male) athlete) · mn ᠲᠠᠮᠢᠷᠴᠢᠨ ((male) athlete) · id olahragawan ((male) athlete) · eo sportisto ((male) athlete) · vi vận động viên ((male) athlete) · th นักกีฬา ((male) athlete) · ja 選手 ((male) athlete) · mk спорти́ст ((male) athlete) · sv idrottsman ((male) athlete) · kk спортшы ((male) athlete) · km អ្នកកីឡា ((male) athlete) · bg спорти́ст ((male) athlete) · tk sportçy ((male) athlete) · uz sportchi ((male) athlete) · ug ئىسپورتچى ((male) athlete) · lo ນັກກິລາ ((male) athlete) · fi erämies (man who engages in country sports) · ru спортсме́н ((male) athlete) · nl sportman ((male) athlete) · bg спортсме́н ((male) athlete) · de Sportler ((male) athlete) · my အားကစားသမား ((male) athlete) · km អត្តពលិក ((male) athlete) · tt спортчы ((male) athlete) · ms atlet ((male) athlete) · ka ათლეტი ((male) athlete) · bg атле́т ((male) athlete) · cs sportovec ((male) athlete) · he סְפּוֹרְטַאי ((male) athlete) · yi ספּאָרטסמאַן ((male) athlete) · kmr werziştkar ((male) athlete) · lv sportists ((male) athlete) · sq atlet ((male) athlete) · rsk спортиста ((male) athlete) · fr athlète ((male) athlete) · ja スポーツ選手 ((male) athlete) · uk спортсме́н ((male) athlete) · ar رِيَاضِيّ ((male) athlete) · tr sporcu ((male) athlete) · sl športnik ((male) athlete) · sk športovec ((male) athlete) · hu sportoló ((male) athlete) · pl sportowiec uczestniczący w sportach wiejskich (man who engages in country sports) · nn idrettsmann ((male) athlete) · uz sportsmen ((male) athlete) · cmn 運動員 /运动员 ((male) athlete) · mn тамирчин ((male) athlete) · pl sportsmen ((male) athlete) · be спартсме́н ((male) athlete) · lv atlēts ((male) athlete) · vi nhà thể thao ((male) athlete) · ru атле́т ((male) athlete) · tg варзишгар ((male) athlete) · el αθλητής ((male) athlete) · ko 운동선수 ((male) athlete) · uk атле́т ((male) athlete) · fr sportif ((male) athlete) · ka სპორტსმენი ((male) athlete) · ko 스포츠 선수 ((male) athlete) · sh спортиста ((male) athlete) · ja 運動選手 ((male) athlete) · sh spòrtāš ((male) athlete) · fa-ira وَرْزِشْکار ((male) athlete) · hi खिलाड़ी ((male) athlete) · pl atleta ((male) athlete) · ms olahragawan ((male) athlete) · is íþróttamaður ((male) athlete) · pl sportowiec ((male) athlete) · rsk спортист ((male) athlete) · sv idrottare ((male) athlete) · az idmançı ((male) athlete) · es deportista ((male) athlete) · hy սպորտսմեն ((male) athlete) · ky спортчу ((male) athlete) · be атле́т ((male) athlete) · it sportivo ((male) athlete) · pt esportista ((male) athlete) · hy մարզիկ ((male) athlete) · be спарто́вец ((male) athlete) · ro sportiv ((male) athlete) · ja スポーツマン ((male) athlete) · el αθλητικός τύπος ((male) athlete) · ps ورزشکار ((male) athlete) · da sportsmand ((male) athlete) · sh sportista ((male) athlete) · el αθλητικός ((male) athlete) · nb idrettsmann ((male) athlete) · et sportlane ((male) athlete) · de Athlet ((male) athlete)