sportsperson

Word parts

sports + person

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /spɔrtspɝsən/ or /sportspɝsən/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /spɔːtspɜːsən/ or /spɔətspɜːsən/
• Hyphenation: sports‧per‧son

Noun

Singular sportsperson

Plural sportspersons or sportspeople

1. (countable) A sportsperson is a man or a woman who practices one or more sports.
   • Synonyms: sportsman and sportswoman

   Golfers, footballers, swimmers are sportspersons.