outdoorsman
Americannoun
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a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
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a person who spends much time in the outdoors.
Gender
See -man.
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Etymology
Origin of outdoorsman
Example Sentences
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This extraordinary man of parts was a novelist, nature writer, editor, environmentalist, political activist, outdoorsman and Zen master.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
His wife said that he is an experienced outdoorsman who has previously camped in poor weather conditions.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Championing salmon issues came naturally to him as an outdoorsman, schooled by Nisqually tribal leaders now through two generations that if salmon are doing well, that is also good for people.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024
A self-taught artist-cartographer and outdoorsman spent three years on an obsessive labor of love with few parallels.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2023
As for Leon, he wasn’t much of an outdoorsman, and was leery of any critter that wasn’t wearing a collar and a rabies tag.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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