Synonyms for sportsman
ˈspɔrts mən, ˈspoʊrts-sports·man

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1. sport, sportsman, sportswomannoun

   someone who engages in sports

   Synonyms:
   summercater, sport, athletics, mutant, play, mutation, variation, fun, sportswoman

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1. List of paraphrases for "sportsman":

   athlete, sport, sporting

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1. Stephen Leacock:

   A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to go out and kill something.

2. The Manchester City midfielder:

   It's difficult to deal with that, as a sportsman, you want to finish the game but when you hear that [monkey chants], it breaks you. It's not easy to experience that.

3. Joan Sutherland:

   Technique is the basis of every pursuit. If youre a sportsman or youre a singer or a swimmer, well that comes under sport but you have to develop a basic technique to know what youre doing at any given time.

4. Tony Jacklin:

   I got a lot of hometown encouragement in 1969 because I was back after playing a lot in America. It's the same as what Fleetwood has been doing and it's always nice to come home and be appreciated by the fans, if you've really got it in you, a player will rise to that. It's like being any top sportsman or actor. Those guys are performers and they perform best in front of their home crowds.

5. Nikita Kamaev:

   When the words of a sportsman who has broken the rules several times, and has already been disqualified, carry more weight than ours, then questions arise.