outdoorsman

American  

[out-dawrz-muhn, -dohr-] / ˌaʊtˈdɔrz mən, -ˈdoʊr- /

noun

plural

outdoorsmen

1. a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.

2. a person who spends much time in the outdoors.

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Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

• outdoorsmanship noun

Etymology

Origin of outdoorsman

First recorded in 1955–60; outdoors + -man

Example Sentences

The statement described the California native as an "avid sailor and outdoorsman".

From BBC

This extraordinary man of parts was a novelist, nature writer, editor, environmentalist, political activist, outdoorsman and Zen master.

From The Wall Street Journal

His wife said that he is an experienced outdoorsman who has previously camped in poor weather conditions.

From BBC

But an often overlooked part of his pitch to voters is his image, long cultivated and not very lightly worn, as a rugged outdoorsman with a quirky enthusiasm for wildlife and nature.

From New York Times

Although he’s an outdoorsman who hunts wild boar in his free time, he said he still feels a connection to the city.

From Los Angeles Times