SPORTFISHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sportfishing mean? 

• SPORTFISHING (noun)
  The noun SPORTFISHING has 1 sense:

1. the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

  Familiarity information: SPORTFISHING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPORTFISHING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of someone who fishes as a diversion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fishing; sportfishing

Hypernyms ("sportfishing" is a kind of...):

field sport; outdoor sport (a sport that is played outdoors)

Domain member category:

bite ((angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sportfishing"):

angling (fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole))

cast; casting (the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel)