teamsport

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

teamsport (countable and uncountable, plural teamsports)

  1. Alternative form of team sport
    • 2003, James C. Johnstone, Quickies 3: Short Short Fiction on Gay Male Desire, page 87:
      My steady regular Janko the teamsport jock is the prime example.
    • 2010, Eric Anderson, Adam White, Sport, Society and Social Problems: A Critical Introduction, page 71:
      However, there certainly is a tremendous amount of injury that is promoted, albeit not intentionally, in sport. This is not just in teamsport either.
    • 2014, E. Anderson, 21st Century Jocks:
      The ubiquity of teamsport participation also means that there is a great deal of peer pressure, even if not direct, for other youths to play these “games.”
    • 2016, Rory Magrath, Inclusive Masculinities in Contemporary Football:
      Previous research on competitive male teamsports has typically found high levels of homophobia, creating a hostile environment for gay athletes (Bryant, 2001; Hekma, 1998; Pronger, 1990; Wolf-Wendel et al., 2001), which has predominantly manifested through the utility of homophobic language (Burn, 2000) and violence (Connell, 1995).

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of team +‎ sport.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈti(ː)m.spɔrt/
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  • Hyphenation: team‧sport

Noun[edit]

teamsport f (plural teamsporten)

  1. A team sport.
    Voetbal is een populaire teamsport over de hele wereld.
    Football is a popular team sport all around the world.
    Hockey, basketbal en volleybal zijn allemaal voorbeelden van teamsporten waarbij samenwerking belangrijk is.
    Hockey, basketball, and volleyball are all examples of team sports where cooperation is important.

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