outdoorsman

[ out-dawrz-muhn, -dohr- ]

/ ˌaʊtˈdɔrz mən, -ˈdoʊr- /

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

a person who spends much time in the outdoors.

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First recorded in 1955–60; outdoors + -man

See -man.

out·doors·man·ship, noun

Even seasoned outdoorsmen are not immune to woods shock—the fear that accompanies spatial disorientation.
How to survive three days in the wild|By Keith McCafferty/Field & Stream|January 26, 2021|Popular Science
Today, the Tongass is still a paradise for outdoorsmen and women.
Loggers could soon slice through one of the most important forests in the US|By Bjorn Dihle/ Outdoor Life|September 30, 2020|Popular Science
When he arrived there, the disheveled outdoorsman was greeted at the airport by hundreds of fans.
Burt’s Bees Co-Founder Burt Shavitz on the Doc ‘Burt’s Buzz,’ and Losing Millions|Marlow Stern|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The nearby Sears store delivered a sleeping bag, Coleman stove, and all sorts of camping gear for the modern outdoorsman.
The Christmas Troll|Joseph Wambaugh|December 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Wherever Al might be, that outdoorsman was warm, dry and even comfortable.
Double Challenge|James Arthur Kjelgaard
The skin was slightly tanned, but it was the tan of a man who goes to the beach on summer weekends, not that of an outdoorsman.
What The Left Hand Was Doing|Gordon Randall Garrett