sportswoman

[spawrts-woom-uhn, spohrts-]

noun

plural

sportswomen 

1. a woman who engages in sports. sports.

sportswoman

/ ˈspɔːtsˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman who takes part in sports, esp of the outdoor type

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sportswoman¹

First recorded in 1745–55; sports + -woman

Example Sentences

Described by her friends as "a fantastic sportswoman", Lily was passionate about swimming, running and being at the beach.

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But they are professional sportswomen who each have huge summers ahead of them in an England shirt.

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A BBC Sport study of elite British sportswomen last year found almost two-thirds of respondents said their performance was affected by their period, or that they have missed training or competition because of their period.

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Even if they haven't become professional sportswomen, many members of the club have seen their confidence grow and have persuaded their families to let them go to university and delay marriage until they are older.

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This elite sportswoman says she "became a bit obsessive with counting calories and weighing things" until she realised she had become "dangerously light".

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