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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

See -woman.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sportswoman1

First recorded in 1745–55; sports + -woman
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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