The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporting \Sport"ing\, a. Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports.
Sporting book, a book containing a record of bets, gambling
operations, and the like.
--C. Kingsley.
Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers, and the like.
Sporting man, one who practices field sports; also, a horse racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.
Sporting plant (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or
offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very
different, character from that of the rest of the plant.
--Darwin.
WordNet
n. someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events
someone who enjoys outdoor activities [syn: outdoor man]