sporter

sport·er

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spawr-ter, spohr-]
- /ˈspɔr tər, ˈspoʊr-/
- /ˈspɔːtə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spawr-ter, spohr-]
- /ˈspɔr tər, ˈspoʊr-/

Definitions of sporter word

noun sporter an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. 1
noun sporter a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors. 1
noun sporter sports, (used with a singular verb) such athletic activities collectively: Sports is important in my life. 1
noun sporter diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime. 1
noun sporter jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously. 1
noun sporter mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him. 1

See all 28 definitions of sporter

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Origin of sporter

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

First recorded in 1530-40; sport + -er1

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Parts of speech for Sporter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sporter

sporter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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