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sportsman

[spawrts-muhn, spohrts-] / ˈspɔrts mən, ˈspoʊrts- /
NOUN
hunter
Synonyms
STRONG
chaser deerstalker falconer fisherman hawker huntress huntsman pursuer stalker trapper
WEAK
ferreter pursuant

Example Sentences

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“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

Uganda’s Idi Amin tried to use boxing and his image as a sportsman to build popularity and distract from his regime’s repression in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

"That is what it is to play against Rafa in Spain. He is probably the biggest sportsman in Spain to have ever lived."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

More than anything, I will remember him as a sportsman with few peers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

I know you to be a sportsman and a gentleman, and I am looking forward to some exciting chess games with you.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady