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sportswoman|ˈspɔətswʊmən|
[f. sport n.1]
a. A woman who follows or practises, is addicted to or interested in, sport, esp. field-sport. Also transf. in recent use, a woman who displays the typical good qualities of a sportswoman. Cf. note at sportsman 1 a.
1754J. Shebbeare Matrimony (1766) II. 206 My good Dame is a very unfair Sportswoman. 1796Sporting Mag. VII. 288 The celebrated Miss Barlow, well known as an accomplished sportswoman. 1810Lady Lyttelton Corr. iv. (1912) 93, I used to hate hunting talk; but..I grew a complete sport's-woman in theory before we left the country. 1865Sat. Rev. 11 Mar. 281/2 A quarry worthy of the aim of an ambitious sportswoman. 1896Cath. News 9 May 15/3 The dashing sportswoman who used to hunt like a man. 1906Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 148 She'd say she'd get us whipped. She never did, though... Aglaia was a thorough sportswoman. 1925F. Scott Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iv. 86 Miss Baker's a great sportswoman... She'd never do anything that wasn't all right. 1948F. Thompson Still glides Stream ii. 42 If I can't bear a bit of pain at my time of life I'm no sportswoman.
†b. A loose woman or harlot. Obs.
1816Sporting Mag. XLVIII. 161 A great bustle..has been made by the police among the sportswomen of the lowest rank. |