sportsperson

English

Etymology

From sports +‎ person.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /spɔɹtspɝsən/, /spoɹtspɝsən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /spɔːtspɜːsən/, /spɔətspɜːsən/
  • (Tasmanian) IPA(key): /spɔːspɜːsən/
  • Hyphenation: sports‧per‧son

Noun

sportsperson (plural sportspersons or sportspeople)

  1. Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.

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