sportswoman
Americannoun
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sportswomen
plural
noun
Gender
See -woman.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sportswoman
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Bedford Girls' School head Gemma Gibson said Year 10 pupil Natalie was "bright and accomplished", remembered her as a dancer, musician and sportswoman.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
One measure of her global name recognition is that she was the fourth highest-paid sportswoman in the world last year, according to Forbes, the vast majority of that earned away from the slopes in endorsements.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Gonzalez, who refers to herself a single mom, animal rights defender and sportswoman, has repeatedly evoked Correa's popular health, education and security policies and pledged to "recover the homeland."
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2023
LSU stars Angel Reese and Alexis Morris, both nominated for sportswoman of the year, led their school to its first-ever women’s basketball championship in April.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
"Miss Baker's a great sportswoman, you know, and she'd never do anything that wasn't all right."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
All this little more than a month after she fetched in excess of £100,000 at the Hundred auction, becoming one of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK in the process.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The biggest bids in Wednesday's auction, along with fees agreed in pre-signings before the auction, make the players involved among the highest-paid sportswomen in the UK.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
But they are professional sportswomen who each have huge summers ahead of them in an England shirt.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
More than two thirds of 143 elite British sportswomen who responded to a BBC Sport questionnaire said the majority of the equipment they used was not specifically designed for a woman.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2024
And in this connection I want to say to the young boys and girls: be true sportsmen and sportswomen and never fish for trout with anything but artificial flies.
From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Harry Thom Payne
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