sportsman

Etymology

sports + -man.

noun

1. (UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete.
   On the contrary, the difference between the worse male and female sportsmen was 54 ms. Among the male sportsmen …. Among the female sportsmen … 2014, Libor Flemr, Jiří Němec, Kateřina Kudláčková, editors, Physical activity in science and practice: Conference Proceedings | In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University in Prague [Prague, 19-21 June 2013], page 237
   In both cases the female sportsmen were Nordic skiers. 2008, Atko Viru, Adaptation in Sports Training, Informa Healthcare USA, New York, p. 227 (Chapter 9: Gender Differences in Training Effects, sub-chapter Metabolic Capacities in male and female Athletes)
2. (dated) A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.
3. A man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).