sportswoman

American  

[spawrts-woom-uhn, spohrts-] / ˈspɔrtsˌwʊm ən, ˈspoʊrts- /

noun

plural

sportswomen

1. a woman who engages in sports. sports.

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sportswoman British  

/ ˈspɔːtsˌwʊmən /

noun

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

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Gender

See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of sportswoman

First recorded in 1745–55; sports + -woman

Example Sentences

Bizet Donnum was speaking to former England striker Ellen White, who, like many other sportswomen, waited until she had finished playing to start a family.

From BBC

The first auction of its kind in a major British sport saw the Hundred create some of the highest paid sportswomen in the UK.

From BBC

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

Gu, who was the fourth highest-paid sportswoman in the world last year according to Forbes, came to Italy hunting a clean sweep of titles.

From Barron's

The sportswoman, who attended Norwich High School for Girls, said it had been "massively difficult" to cope with such catastrophic injuries and the hammer-blow to her career when elite sport had been her life.

From BBC