sportsperson

Sportsperson is a hypernym of person.

As nouns the difference between person and sportsperson

is that person is an individual; usually a human being while sportsperson is someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.

As a verb person

is to represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.

As nouns the difference between sport and sportsperson

is that sport is any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics while sportsperson is someone who plays sport, regardless of gender.

As a verb sport

is to amuse oneself, to play.

As an acronym SPORT

is strategic Partnership On REACH Testing.