sporter noun4 •Someone who sports something.But today, the mustache cannot shake its ties to the sexy-yet-buffoonish machismo of the mid-1970s, epitomized by Burt Reynolds, Sam Elliott and the Village People, 'stache sporters all. — 2009 •A firearm suitable for sporting use. •One who sports or plays with something; a trifler.We have, however, good reason to suspect the Legislature will soon adopt means of rewarding the ingenuity of these indirect sporters with human life. — 1823 •(no longer used) One who takes part in sport or games. formssporters