noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing uncountable
2. 2
   the act of someone who fishes as a diversion wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sportfish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

fishingfishing

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sport + fishing.

Etymology 2

See sportfish

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