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Definition of sportswoman noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sportswoman

noun

NAmE//ˈspɔrtsˌwʊmən//

(pl. sportswomen

NAmE//ˈspɔrtsˌwɪmən//

)

a woman who takes part in sports, especially someone who is very good at them synonym athlete a natural sportswoman She is one of this country's top professional sportswomen. see sportsman, sportsperson

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