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† diˈsporter Obs. [f. disport v. + -er1.] One who makes sport or jests; a jester, juggler.1432–50 tr. Higden (Rolls) IV. 31 Bledgarec..callede god of disporters [Higden deus joculatorum]. Hence † diˈsporteress, Obs., a female jester.c 1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iv. xxxvi. (1869) 194, I thouhte she was ... Oxford English Dictionary
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sporter (ˈspɔətə(r)) Also 6 Sc. sportour. [f. sport v. + -er2. Cf. disporter.] † 1. Sc. One who amuses or diverts others; a buffoon or jester. Obs.1536 Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) I. 199 He tuk sic delite in singaris, sportouris, and menstralis. 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. II. 14 To sei... Oxford English Dictionary
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