# gamesmanship

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,277

## Definitions
1. The use of legal but unsporting tactics to gain an advantage over one’s opponent.

## Etymology
From game + -s- + -manship or gamesman + -ship.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gamesmanship