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Capable or admitting of being reported.

SAme as Report. [Obs.]

One who reports. Specifically: (a) An officer or person who makees authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates. (b) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers. Of our tales judge and reportour. Chaucer.

By report or common fame.

Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper.

An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.

A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own importance or merit.

That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement. It is as sport a fool do mischief. prov. x. 23. Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon the stream of delight. Sir P. Sidney. Think it but a minute spent in sport. Shak.

Sportiveness. [Obs.]

Of or pertaining to sports; used in sports. [R.] "Sportal arms." Dryden.

One who sports; a sportsman. As this gentleman and I have been old fellow sporters, I have a frienship for him. Goldsmith.

Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion. Down he alights among the sportful herd. Milton.

Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports. Sporting book, a book containing a record of bets, gambling operations, and the like. C. Kingsley. -- Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers, and the like. -- Sporting man, one…

In sport; sportively. The question you there put, you do it, I suppose, but sportingly. Hammond.

Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry. Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court Shak. -- Sport"ive*ly, adv. -- Sport"ive*ness, n.

Without sport or mirth; joyless.

A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play. When again the lambkins play --Pretty sportlings, full of May. Philips.

One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.