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sportswoman
/ ˈspɔːtsˌwʊmən /
noun
- a woman who takes part in sports, esp of the outdoor type
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sportswoman1
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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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