Question 1 · Quick check
sportsman
CEFRB1
/spˈɔrtsmən/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A man who takes part in sports.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA man who engages in sports; an athlete.
Examples
He looks like a sportsman, but he is a writer.
Poor eyesight is a handicap to a sportsman.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).
A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.
More examples
In contextIn both cases the female sportsmen were Nordic skiers.
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.
On the contrary, the difference between the worse male and female sportsmen was 54 ms. Among the male sportsmen [...]. Among the female sportsmen [...]
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
noun
From sports + -man.