sport:
(plural: ‘sports‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a good sport (R) helping his opponent
a person who accepts failure or defeat in any situation in a cheerful and positive way;
a person who accepts any difficult situation in a positive way and follow conscience but never breaks rules or morals;
a person/player who plays a game following the rules but never breaks rules in order to win and accepts defeat joyfully;
a gambler, the one who takes risks playing games involving betting;
a person who lives a careless or carefree life;
(in Australia & New Zealand) a fellow; a man (used by men as a form of addressing one another),
a bad sport, blaming the computer for her failure
Sports-persons who are sportive and play with sportsmanship are loved by their fans of all ages though they often lose a match or two.
Being overly pampered in his young age, Richie has become a bad sport in life… not taking failure, defeat or disappointment cheerfully but broods over every little disappointment and tries to be revengeful and, consequently, hated by those close by him.
There are several advantages that over-weigh failures if we are good sports in our daily lives, taking things lightly with humour but getting ready to face similar disappointing situations with more understanding than arrogance.
