sporting man
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4.1
- noun
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hombre deportista
- All the sporting men in our club are eager to try new adventures like rock climbing.
Nice people, sporting men, proper men, you'd want them to have the fight and get on.
- Nice people, sporting men, proper men, you'd want them to have the fight and get on.
Examples
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Nice people, sporting men, proper men, you'd want them to have the fight and get on.
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As a sporting man, he spends his weekends hiking, fishing, and playing soccer.
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The sporting man enjoyed participating in various outdoor activities throughout the year.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who plays sports, often as a job or in competitions
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6.5
A man who spends a lot of time doing activities outside like hunting, fishing, or camping
A man who enjoys being outside doing things like hiking or fishing
A person who enjoys activities outside like hiking, fishing or camping
A person who plays or enjoys sports
Antonyms
How Sporty
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjectival composition: 'sporting' (interested in gambling or high pleasure) + 'man' yields a man who pursues gambling or lively pleasures. The sense is directly derivable from the constituent meanings and follows normal adjective+noun composition, so a learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
The noun sporting man comes from the idea of 'sport' as outdoor games and hunting; picture a man who spends his weekends fishing, riding, or shooting and loves being outdoors, so he is a sporting man. So, it now means 'a man who enjoys outdoor activities'.