English
sporter
From sport + -er.
A compound of sport + -er
Latin portō ‘to carry, bear’
Old French porter ‘to carry’
Anglo-Norman desporter ‘to divert, amuse’
Middle English disporten ‘to disport’
Middle English sporten ‘to divert’
English sport
Today it means
noun Someone who sports something.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / sporter