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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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“It happened a long time ago, when you were a baby. It was an accident. She was a big outdoorswoman. Has Babs mentioned that to you?”

From Literature

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

From Salon

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

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

A passionate outdoorswoman, a “rugged individualist,” and a bit of an enigma, Dr. Andersen changed the way we understand acute lung and gastrointestinal problems in young children.

From Scientific American