ˈ ̷ ̷mən noun
( plural sportsmen )
: a person who is active in sports: as
a. : one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing
b. archaic : one who gambles at cards or on sports and especially on horse racing : a sporting man
c. : one who in sports is fair and generous : one who in any connection has recourse to nothing illegitimate : a person who is a good loser and a graceful winner