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sportswoman

noun

Definition of sportswoman

as in sportsman

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Recent Examples of sportswoman Basketball star Angel Reese won sportswoman of the year for the third year in a row. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 June 2025 Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021. — Reuters, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024 Constant travel for competitions and games and the consistent training required, there are so many aspects of being a sportswoman that can take you away from home and away from your children. — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 5 Aug. 2024 But Chinese sportswomen, academics and women from the film industry have since shared their experiences, under the hashtag #WoYeShi. Middle East Mona Eltahawy launched the hashtag #MosqueMeToo in 2018. — The Week Staff, theweek, 8 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sportswoman

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Here is a film where fascists literally organize a soccer game for propaganda purposes, hoping to stage a sportsman-like event that will soften the public perception of their brutal regime.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2026
That sportsmen’s movement, driven by the men who loved to hunt big animals, took hold in the Alleghenies too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

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Historian Casey Pallister argues that the brief but intense era of the bone hunters, those who scoured the land for the bones, should be better known.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of hunter

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An unconventional friendship with the rebellious, daring huntress Sely supports her journey to self-realisation and acceptance.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
The ballet, about the romance between a regal huntress and a simple shepherd in ancient Greece, features Léo Delibes’ memorable score.

— Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026

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