sportswoman
sportswoman
Definition
sports·woman (-wo̵om′ən)
noun pl. -·wom′en-wim′ən
a woman who is interested in or takes part in sports
sportswoman
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- year: Do you think Karina Bryant deserves the honor of Sportswomen of The Year?
- award: Archer Iris Bingham won the disabled sportswoman of the year award.
- century: Heather McKay, however, sits alongside the world's greatest sportswomen of the century.
Preposition: from
- 1950s: This is an online photographic encyclopedia of international athletes, including sportsmen and sportswomen from the 1950s onwards.
Converse of object
- win: Archer Iris Bingham won the disabled sportswoman of the year award.
Adjective modifier
- keen: Sharon, a keen sportswoman, died of Toxic Shock Syndrome two months after giving birth to her second child.
- great: Heather McKay, however, sits alongside the world's greatest sportswomen of the century.
- successful: One of the most successful sportswomen of all time has confirmed she will take part in the event.
- disabled: Archer Iris Bingham won the disabled sportswoman of the year award.
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