a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events

One that wins, especially a victor in sports or a notably successful person, sports A point or goal that wins a competition, a gambler who wins a bet

Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports, one who practices field sports; also, a horse racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like, exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play, verb_ Present participle of sport, noun_ A sport; a game; specifically, participation in horse-racing, sports of the field, etc.; sports collectively, with all the interests involved in them, In zoology and botany, spontaneous origination of new and singular characters; the appearance of a sport, or the assumption of that character by an individual animal or plant. See sport, v. i., 3, and n., 8

A sporting man; one who is interested in open-air sports; hence, in a bad sense, a betting man; a gambler; a blackleg, Amusement; enjoyment; entertainment; diversion; fun, A joking mood or attitude, intransitive verb_ To play or frolic, To wear or have on one's body, especially prominently or ostentatiously, To have as a prominent feature, transitive verb_ To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun, To represent by any kind of play, colloq. To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear, adjective_ Of, relating to, or appropriate for sports, Designed or appropriate for outdoor or informal wear