sport fish

noun

: a fish important for the sport it affords anglers

Examples of sport fish in a Sentence

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When funding is available, walleye fry and other sport fish species are also stocked. — Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 23 June 2024 In addition, dense colonies of the species consume large quantities of microscopic plants and animals that are critical to native species and sport fish. — Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025 Data will illustrate the potential impacts excessive debris has on popular sport fish. — Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025 The Kvichak has legendary sport fish, but the guides planned to fly me to the Nushagak, the river that has historically had the best king salmon returns in Alaska. — Kim Cross, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sport fish

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sport fish was in 1915

Rhymes for sport fish

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“Sport fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sport%20fish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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