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outdoorswoman

American  
[out-dawrz-woom-uhn, -dohrz-] / ˌaʊtˈdɔrzˌwʊm ən, -ˈdoʊrz- /

noun

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

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


Gender

See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of outdoorswoman

outdoors(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

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Now, Smits — both an avid photographer and outdoorswoman — occasionally pushes the envelope to find more elusive moonbow shots.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

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

From Salon Mar. 12, 2023

Pavlina is a hunter and outdoorswoman who posts comedic videos about life in Canada's far north, including one about a hot-water-bottle harness made in Ceredigion.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2023

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.

From Scientific American Nov. 11, 2021

Leah Davis Lokan of Chico, California, was an experienced outdoorswoman and cyclist who was on a mountain biking trip.

From Washington Times Jul. 9, 2021

The two avid outdoorswomen, both based in Seattle, rarely saw anyone else who looked like them in the outdoors.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2021

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