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outdoorswoman

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

noun

plural

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

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


Gender

See -woman.

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—the few traces Dorothy Andersen left behind give us glimpses into who she was.

From Scientific American • Dec. 2, 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