"good sport" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-good_sport-en-noun-AZ9ZGToF Disambiguation of People: 64 36
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sportsmanship

Inflected forms

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