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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.