sporting parson
noun
A rural parson who participates in hunting, shooting, or fishing, especially one (often as a type) who takes as much, if not more, interest in field sports as in pastoral matters.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in George Colman (d. 1794), playwright and theatre manager.
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