🏃 A sports player 😎 A show-off

sporter

7.5

A person who likes to show off things or a gun changed for sport

noun
/ˈspɔrtər/

: exhibidor

He displayed his prized sporter at the gun show, attracting the attention of fellow enthusiasts.

Examples

I would love to be seen with a pink Hello Kitty sporter rifle; maybe someday I'll try something similar.

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The sporter rifle is popular among hunters for its accuracy and lightweight design.
Many competitive marksmen prefer a sporter to improve their shooting performance at tournaments.

Antonyms

hider

5 3.6

Someone or something that keeps themselves and others out of sight

Surface Forms

sporter singular

sporters plural

Morphology

sporter = sport (semi-transparent) = sport + er

The form clearly contains sport + -er, but the specialized 'firearm adapted for sporting purposes' sense is less immediately predictable.

Etymology

Sporter comes from the verb to sport, which meant 'to show off' or 'to wear proudly'. So a sporter can be someone who displays things, and the same idea gives a 'sporter' rifle, a gun changed to be used for hunting or sport.