"good sport" meaning in All languages combined

See good sport on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: good sports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} good sport (plural good sports)
  1. Someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose.
    Sense id: en-good_sport-en-noun-AZ9ZGToF Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 51 49
  2. Someone who can take a joke or is indulgent toward being involved in others' antics.
    Sense id: en-good_sport-en-noun-718Fnaen Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of People: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sportsmanship

Inflected forms

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      "links": [
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          "polite",
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    }
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        "Someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose."
      ],
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          "polite",
          "polite"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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  ],
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}

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