letterman

letterman
/let"euhr man', -meuhn/, n., pl. lettermen /-men', -meuhn/.
a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, esp. a sport.
[1715-25; LETTER1 + MAN1, -MAN]

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