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    [Noun]  | "sports*man" | \ ˈspȯrts-mən \


    1: a person who engages in sports (such as hunting or fishing)

    2: a person who shows sportsmanship


    Origin: 1651 ;

    [Adjective]  | "sportsmanlike" 


    1: following or according to the rules;


      * e.g., " ... admired by the fans for his sportsmanlike conduct on the ice "





     [ "Sportsmanlike" ]

    1: adj. Describes a behavior which is deemed to be 'appropriate' when engaging in any particular sport. Used most often in the context of referring to poor sportsmanship. IE, either behaving poorly during a game, or engaging in unfair play, even cheating. Kind of ritsy.

      * e.g.,  ... It's not very sportsmanlike to cheat. Only a poor sport would do such a thing. 

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