sportsman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sportsman
    n 1: someone who engages in sports [syn: {sport}, {sportsman},
         {sportswoman}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sportsman \Sports"man\ (sp[=o]rts"man), n.;pl. {Sportsmen}
   (-men).
   One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts,
   fishes, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

80 Moby Thesaurus words for "sportsman":
      Nimrod, adventurer, amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer,
      baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, beater, betting ring, bettor,
      big game hunter, blocking back, boneshaker, bowman, cardshark,
      cardsharp, cardsharper, catcher, center, coach, competitor,
      compulsive gambler, courser, crap shooter, cricketer,
      defensive lineman, end, footballer, gambler, games-player,
      gamester, guard, hazarder, hunter, huntress, huntsman, infielder,
      jacker, jacklighter, jock, jumper, lineman, offensive lineman,
      outfield, outfielder, petty gambler, piker, player, plunger,
      poloist, professional athlete, pugilist, punter, quarterback,
      racer, sharp, sharper, sharpie, shikari, skater, speculator, sport,
      sporting man, sportswoman, stalker, tackle, tailback, tinhorn,
      tipster, tout, toxophilite, trapper, venturer, wagerer,
      white hunter, wingback, wrestler