sportswear

[spawrts-wair, spohrts-]

noun

1. clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.

2. men's or women's clothing consisting of separate pieces, as jackets, trousers, sweaters, skirts, and shirts, that are casually styled and can be worn worn singly or in various combinations for business and informal activity.

sportswear

/ ˈspɔːtsˌwɛə /

noun

1. clothes worn for sport or outdoor leisure wear

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportswear¹

First recorded in 1910–15; sports + wear

Example Sentences

He went on to introduce glasses, sportswear, cosmetics and accessories.

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Richard, who works for a major US sportswear company, says "the cost of living in America is too high", and too often predicated around the idea of working until your 70s.

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Her father was the director of a sportswear company and her mother a pianist.

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The sportswear giant, which makes the popular Gazelle and Samba trainers, had previously warned that it cannot produce most of its products in the US.

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Before the last Women's World Cup, former Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps called out Nike for failing to sell England women's goalkeeper shirts, which led to the sportswear giant making a U-turn.

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