sportswoman

[ spawrts-woom-uhn, spohrts- ]

noun

, plural sports·wom·en.

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

The fact that a girl is a sportswoman has nothing to do with femininity.

From Washington Post

"It is well to remember at such a moment that one is a sportswoman," suggested de Vasselot.

From Project Gutenberg

She vanquished Mrs. Struggles, the veteran lady champion of the shaft and bow, a sportswoman who was now on the verge of sixty.

From Project Gutenberg

My cousin is an ardent sportswoman, and had probably been after game.

From Project Gutenberg

She was a good sportswoman and she soon learned to throw a fly with the best of them.

From Project Gutenberg

This volume is sure of a warm welcome from every Sportsman and Sportswoman of to-day.

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