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Synonyms for sportsman

Most common

hunter athlete

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A man who engages in sports; an athlete.

    In both cases the female sportsmen were Nordic skiers.

Related words

Word family
sportsmanlike sportsmanly

Forms

Plural
sportsmen → athletes, hunters, sports…

Example sentences

  • hunter The bat's sharp teeth make it an efficient hunter.
  • athlete He is beyond doubt the best athlete in our school.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sportsmansteady
hunterrising
athleterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
sport1
6 letters
hunter2
7 letters
athlete2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hunter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sportif
Italiano
sportivo
Deutsch
Sportler