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sportsman

/ˈspɔːrtsmən/ /ˈspɔːtsmən/

Meanings
noun
A man who engages in sports; a male athlete.

Examples :

"The young sportsman trained hard every day to improve his basketball skills. "
sport person

Related Words

Illustration engages

engages verb

/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪz/ /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪz/

(heading) To interact socially.

"During lunch, she engages in conversation with her classmates about their weekend plans. "

Illustration skills

skills verb

/skɪlz/

To set apart; separate.

"The judge skills the competitors based on their performance and technique. "

Illustration athlete

athlete noun

/ˈæθ.lit/ /ˈæθ.liːt/

A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

"The school's track and field team has many talented athletes. "

Illustration fishing

fishing noun

/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

The act of catching fish.

"My grandfather enjoys fishing in the lake every weekend. "

Illustration basketball

basketball noun

/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/ /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔːl/

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

"My younger brother loves playing basketball after school. "

Illustration hunting

hunting noun

/ˈhʌntɪŋ/

The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.

"The hunting season opened, and several families went on a hunting trip to the forest. "

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

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weekends noun

/ˈwiːkendz/ /ˌwiːˈendz/

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

"Many people relax and enjoy their free time on weekends. "

Illustration improve

improve verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːv/

To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

Illustration sports

sports noun

/spɔːts/ /spɔɹts/

Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

"My favorite part of school is playing sports like basketball and soccer. "

Illustration trained

trained verb

/tɹeɪnd/

To practice an ability.

"She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Illustration country

country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "