gamesmanshipn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪmzmənʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪmzmənˌʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game n., -manship suffix.

Etymology: < the genitive of game n. + -manship suffix. Compare earlier gamesman n. 1a and sportsmanship n., and see discussion at -manship suffix 2.

Skill in winning games, esp. by means that barely qualify as legitimate, or by legitimate but unsportsmanlike means. Also in extended use: the adoption of policies or tactics which come close to being dishonest or dishonourable; sharp practice.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > qualities of sportsperson

sportsmanship1749

sportsmanliness1778

muckerism1900

needle1923

shamateurism1928

killer instinct1931

playmaking1936

gamesmanship1939

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > in games

gamesmanship1939

1939 I. Coster Friends in Aspic 49 Gamesmanship is the art of of winning games by cunning against opponents with superior skill.

1947 S. Potter (title) The theory & practice of gamesmanship or the art of winning games without actually cheating.

1949 Times 18 Oct. 5/4 The veteran [tennis player] can indeed excel lissom and tempestuous youth, but he does so as a rule by experience,..sometimes even by what is now known as ‘gamesmanship’.

1954 Chicago Rev. 8 No. 3. 25 The social and political gamesmanship of the middle class.

1989 D. Okrent & S. Wulf Baseball Anecd. iv. 232 Ford cheated, or (to put if more politely), he practiced gamesmanship.

2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 767/2 A job interview is part gamesmanship, part blind date, part tea party.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gamesmanship
释义	gamesmanshipn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪmzmənʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪmzmənˌʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: game n., -manship suffix. Etymology: < the genitive of game n. + -manship suffix. Compare earlier gamesman n. 1a and sportsmanship n., and see discussion at -manship suffix 2. Skill in winning games, esp. by means that barely qualify as legitimate, or by legitimate but unsportsmanlike means. Also in extended use: the adoption of policies or tactics which come close to being dishonest or dishonourable; sharp practice. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > qualities of sportsperson sportsmanship1749 sportsmanliness1778 muckerism1900 needle1923 shamateurism1928 killer instinct1931 playmaking1936 gamesmanship1939 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > in games gamesmanship1939 1939 I. Coster Friends in Aspic 49 Gamesmanship is the art of of winning games by cunning against opponents with superior skill. 1947 S. Potter (title) The theory & practice of gamesmanship or the art of winning games without actually cheating. 1949 Times 18 Oct. 5/4 The veteran [tennis player] can indeed excel lissom and tempestuous youth, but he does so as a rule by experience,..sometimes even by what is now known as ‘gamesmanship’. 1954 Chicago Rev. 8 No. 3. 25 The social and political gamesmanship of the middle class. 1989 D. Okrent & S. Wulf Baseball Anecd. iv. 232 Ford cheated, or (to put if more politely), he practiced gamesmanship. 2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 767/2 A job interview is part gamesmanship, part blind date, part tea party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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