outdoorswoman

[out-dawrz-woom-uhn, -dohrz-]

noun

plural

outdoorswomen 

1. a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.

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

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outdoorswoman¹

outdoors(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

Yet she learns to be a resourceful, skilled outdoorswoman and naturalist.

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A passionate outdoorswoman, a “rugged individualist” and a bit of an enigma—the few traces Dorothy Andersen left behind give us glimpses into who she was.

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A passionate outdoorswoman, a “rugged individualist” and a bit of an enigma, Andersen changed the way we understand acute lung and gastrointestinal problems in young children.

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A passionate outdoorswoman, a “rugged individualist,” and a bit of an enigma, Dr. Andersen changed the way we understand acute lung and gastrointestinal problems in young children.

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She participated in mountain bike races and was a road cyclist and experienced outdoorswoman.

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