outdoorsman

[ out-dawrz-muhn, -dohr- ]

noun

, plural out·doors·men.

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.

Gender Note

See -man.

Other Words From

• outdoorsman·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outdoorsman¹

First recorded in 1955–60; outdoors + -man

Example Sentences

I felt like suffering was an important buy-in, my ante to earn a seat at the table as an outdoorsman.

From Outside Online

The proposed mine has been contentious for years, with outdoorsmen, conservationists, and outdoor recreationists lining up in opposition, while local politicians and mining groups rally in support of the project.

From Popular-Science

As an avid outdoorsman, I’ve had the opportunity to test an extremely wide range of outdoor gear, including mobile and off-grid electrification equipment like solar power generators.

From Popular-Science

One of our editors, Michael Rogers, was an avid outdoorsman, and I was the only other person in the office who liked to go outdoors.

From Outside Online

If you eat one at that time, it can taste heavily of spruce, almost like turpentine, says Hank Shaw, a chef and outdoorsman who specializes in wild foods.

From Popular-Science

When he arrived there, the disheveled outdoorsman was greeted at the airport by hundreds of fans.

From The Daily Beast

The nearby Sears store delivered a sleeping bag, Coleman stove, and all sorts of camping gear for the modern outdoorsman.

From The Daily Beast

Wherever Al might be, that outdoorsman was warm, dry and even comfortable.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg