noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/spɔɹtspɝsən/
General-American:/spoɹtspɝsən/
Received-Pronunciation:/spɔːtspɜːsən/
Received-Pronunciation:/spɔətspɜːsən/
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Tasmanian:/spɔːspɜːsən/
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noun
Meaning 1
Someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From sports + person.
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
sportist
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Albanian:
sportiste
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Arabic:
رِيَاضِيّ
(riyāḍiyy)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Arabic:
رِيَاضِيَّة
(riyāḍiyya)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Armenian:
մարզիկ
(marzik)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Armenian:
սպորտսմեն
(sportsmen)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Azerbaijani:
idmançı
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Belarusian:
спартсме́н
(spartsmjén)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Belarusian:
спартсме́нка
(spartsmjénka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Belarusian:
спарто́вец
(spartóvjec)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Belarusian:
спарто́ўка
(spartówka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Bengali:
ক্রীড়াবিদ
(kriṛabid)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Bulgarian:
спорти́ст
(sportíst)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Bulgarian:
спорти́стка
(sportístka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Burmese:
အားကစားသမား
(a:ka.ca:sa.ma:)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Chinese Cantonese:
運動員 /运动员
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Chinese Mandarin:
運動員 /运动员
(yùndòngyuán)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Czech:
sportovec
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Czech:
sportovkyně
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Danish:
sportsudøver
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Dutch:
sportman
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Dutch:
sporter
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Esperanto:
sportisto
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Estonian:
sportlane
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Finnish:
urheilija
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
French:
sportif
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
French:
sportive
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Georgian:
სპორტსმენი
(sṗorṭsmeni)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
German:
Sportler
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
German:
Sportlerin
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Hebrew:
סְפּוֹרְטַאי
(sportáy)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Hindi:
खिलाड़ी
(khilāṛī)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Hungarian:
sportoló
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Icelandic:
íþróttamaður
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Indonesian:
olahragawan
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Irish:
lúthchleasaí
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Italian:
sportivo
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Italian:
sportiva
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Japanese:
運動選手
(undō senshu)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Japanese:
選手
(senshu)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Kazakh:
спортшы
(sportşy)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Khmer:
អ្នកកីឡា
(nĕək kəylaa)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Korean:
운동선수
(undongseonsu)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Korean:
선수
(seonsu)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Northern Kurdish:
werzişkar
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Northern Kurdish:
werzişvan
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Northern Kurdish:
sporvan
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Kyrgyz:
спортчу
(sportcu)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Lao:
ນັກກິລາ
(nak ki lā)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Latvian:
sportists
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Latvian:
sportiste
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Lithuanian:
sportininkas
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Lithuanian:
sportininkė
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Macedonian:
спорти́ст
(sportíst)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Macedonian:
спорти́стка
(sportístka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Malay:
olahragawan
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Malay:
ahli sukan
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Malay:
atlet
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Maltese:
sportiv
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Mongolian:
тамирчин
(tamirčin)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Mongolian:
ᠲᠠᠮᠢᠷᠴᠢᠨ
(tamirčin)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Norwegian Bokmål:
idrettsutøver
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Pannonian Rusyn:
спортиста
(sportista)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Pannonian Rusyn:
спортист
(sportist)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Pannonian Rusyn:
спортистка
(sportistka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Pashto:
ورزشکار
(warzǝškãr)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Iranian Persian:
وَرْزِشْکار
(varzeškâr)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Polish:
sportowiec
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Polish:
sportsmen
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Polish:
sportsmenka
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Polish:
atleta
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Polish:
atletka
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Portuguese:
esportista
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Romanian:
sportiv
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Romanian:
sportivă
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Russian:
спортсме́н
(sportsmén)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Russian:
спортсме́нка
(sportsménka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Serbo-Croatian:
спортиста
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Serbo-Croatian:
спо̀рта̄ш
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Serbo-Croatian:
sportista
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Serbo-Croatian:
spòrtāš
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Slovak:
športovec
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Slovak:
športovkyňa
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Slovene:
športnik
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Slovene:
športnica
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Spanish:
deportista
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Swedish:
idrottare
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Tajik:
варзишгар
(varzišgar)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Tajik:
варзишкор
(varziškor)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Tatar:
спортчы
(sportçı)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Thai:
นักกีฬา
(nák-gii-laa)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Turkish:
sporcu
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Ottoman Turkish:
پهلوان
(pehlevân, pehlivân)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Turkmen:
sportçy
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Ukrainian:
спортсме́н
(sportsmén)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Ukrainian:
спортсме́нка
(sportsménka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Ukrainian:
спорто́вець
(sportóvecʹ)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Ukrainian:
спорто́вка
(sportóvka)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Urdu:
کِھلاڑی
(khilāṛī)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Urdu:
وَرْزِش کار
(varziś kār)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Uyghur:
ئىسپورتچى
(isportchi)
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Uzbek:
sportchi
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Uzbek:
sportsmen
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Vietnamese:
nhà thể thao
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender
Vietnamese:
vận động viên
— someone who plays sport, regardless of gender