sportfishing

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noun

fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing

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fishing
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Meanings

sportfishing1

nounsportfishing (uncountable)

alternative sport fishing

  1. uncountablefishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing

sportfishing2

verb

alternative sport fishing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sportfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of someone who fishes as a diversion

Similar
fishing
Broader
outdoor sportfield sport
Also see
fishing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

sportfishing · noun

From sport + fishing.

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sportfishing · verb

See sportfish

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Translations

Finnish urheilukalastus
  • urheilukalastusfishing for sport
Swahili uvuvi wa burudani, uvuvi wa michezo
  • uvuvi wa burudanifishing for sport
  • uvuvi wa michezofishing for sport
Swedish sportfiske
  • sportfiskefishing for sport
Cite this entry
APA

sportfishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportfishing

MLA

“sportfishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportfishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportfishing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportfishing.

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