Plural of sportsman
irregular plural
The plural of sportsman is sportsmen.
Forms of sportsman
| Singular | sportsman |
|---|---|
| Plural | sportsmen |
| Countable | countable |
Sportsmen in a sentence
- On the contrary, the difference between the worse male and female sportsmen was 54 ms.2014, Libor Flemr, Jiří Němec, Kateřina Kudláčková, editors, Physical activity in science and practice: Conference Proceedings | In...
- 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...
- None of the sportsmen who have crossed my path have made as great an impact on me as Ian.From the entry cross someone's path
- He felt that professional sportsmen were overpaid and overregarded.From the entry overregarded
- Two red-coated sportsmen, while hunting close to our village the other day, got into a small but deep pond.1983 [1898], J. Arthur Gibbs, “The Language of the Cotswolds, with Some Ancient Songs and Legends”, in A Cotswold Village, or Country Life…. From the entry sog
Meaning of sportsman
- noun A man who engages in sports; an athlete.
- noun A man who engages in country sports, such as hunting or fishing.
- noun A man who exhibits good sportsmanship, or who exhibits sportsmanship as specified (good or bad).
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of sportsman
- What is the plural of sportsman?
- The plural of sportsman is sportsmen.
- Is sportsman countable?
- Sportsman is a countable noun.
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