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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesportista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒispoɾˈtistɐ
"Ele é um desportista exemplar dentro e fora de campo."
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2 senses- 1
A man who takes part in sports, especially as a professional or with a high degree of skill.
"The legendary tennis player was widely respected as a dedicated sportsman." - 2
A person who exhibits fairness, courtesy, and a bad-loser or good-loser attitude in sport and other contests (good sportsmanship).
"He proved himself a true sportsman by shaking his opponent's hand after a difficult defeat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a compound combining 'sport' (derived from Middle English 'disport', meaning diversion or recreation, originating from Old French 'desporter') and 'man' (from Old English 'mann'). First appearing in the late 16th century, it initially referred to a person who engaged in outdoor field sports such as hunting, shooting, and fishing, later broadening in the 19th century to encompass competitive athletics and games.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sportsman" is said worldwide
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sportif
Transliteration: spɔʁ.tif
"C'est un grand sportif qui pratique la course tous les jours."
Sportler
Transliteration: ˈʃpɔʁtlɐ
"Der erfolgreiche Sportler gewann die Goldmedaille."
sportivo
Transliteration: sporˈtiːvo
"Il giovane sportivo si allena duramente ogni mattina."
deportista
Transliteration: depoɾˈtista
"El deportista agradeció a sus entrenadores por el apoyo."
desportista
Transliteration: dʒispoɾˈtistɐ
"Ele é um desportista exemplar dentro e fora de campo."
खिलाड़ी
Transliteration: khilāṛī
"वह एक बेहतरीन खिलाड़ी है जो हमेशा नियमों का पालन करता है।"
运动员
Transliteration: yùndòngyuán
"这位优秀的运动员打破了世界纪录。"
운동선수
Transliteration: undongseonsu
"그 운동선수는 매일 아침 구준히 훈련을 합니다."
スポーツマン
Transliteration: supōtsuman
"彼は誰からも好まれる真のスポーツマンです。"
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