sportswoman

[ spawrts-woo m-uh n, spohrts- ]

/ ˈspɔrtsˌwʊm ən, ˈspoʊrts- /

a woman who engages in sports.

Origin of sportswoman

First recorded in 1745–55; sports + -woman

See -woman.

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

The Mark Of Cain |Andrew Lang
This sportswoman called Charity had been trying to live up to her name, of late.

We Can't Have Everything |Rupert Hughes
This volume is sure of a warm welcome from every Sportsman and Sportswoman of to-day.

Fifty Years of Golf |Horace G. Hutchinson
They established the principle, "A middle-aged woman who will marry a young boy is no sportswoman."

The Disturbing Charm |Berta Ruck

She was a genuine fancier, and sportswoman, and all her dogs were sure to be "workers," and thoroughly game.

All About Dogs |Charles Henry Lane

sportswoman

/ (ˈspɔːtsˌwʊmən) /

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