A person who practises physical exercise; an athlete. Obsolete. rare.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] (214) playerOE A person who practises physical exercise; an athlete. Obsolete. rare. player1440 A person who takes part in a sport or game; one who is competent or skilful at a sport or game; (also) a person who represents a sports team or… sporter1531 A person who provides, or is inclined to engage in, amusement, diversion, or pleasure; spec. (originally Scottish) †a person who entertains or amuses… gamester1562 gen. A player of any game; a participant in or enthusiast for a sport or pastime. sporteer1654 A person who is concerned with, or inclined to engage in, sport. sportsman1699 Chiefly depreciative. A man who engages in amusement, recreation, or pleasure, esp. of a wanton or excessive kind. In later use: (U.S. slang) a… matchmakera1704 Sport. A person who arranges sporting contests, esp. boxing matches. In early use also: a person who enters into a sporting match. sporter1742 A sportsman or sportswoman; esp. = sportsman, n. 1. Now rare. sporting parson1757 a rural parson who participates in hunting, shooting, or fishing, esp. one (often as a type) who takes as much, if not more, interest in field… gamesman1812 A person who engages in or takes an interest in games or sports. sport1873 A person concerned with or interested in sport; a sportsman or sportswoman. A person who follows or participates in sport. Now rare. sportsman1886 A man (occasionally a woman) who participates in games or athletic activities, esp. professionally. sportswoman1900 A woman who takes part in games or athletic activities, esp. professionally. (Now the usual sense.) hearty1915 British (originally University slang). Originally: a college or university student who enters heartily into sports and collegiate life, as opposed… jockstrap1956 An athletic (as distinguished from an aesthetic or intellectual) man (esp. one at a university); a ‘hearty’. North American slang. jock1963 = jockstrap, n. 2. jockstrapper1967 Subcategories:— professional (5) — amateur (3) — amateur or professional (6) — at college or university (10) — contender for prizes (5) — inferior type of sportsperson (2) — players by ability (9) — champion or expert (16) — favourite (3) — poor performer (4) — those taking part in outdoor sport (2) — team or group (59) — specific club (2) — member of club (1) — leader of side or club (3) — fraudulently substituted player (1) — other players (51) — qualities of sportsperson (14) — standard of performance (1) |
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