recreationist

plural recreationists

1. One who takes part in recreation.

   Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both.

   2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54

   1 more example

   Hypothermia, a condition in which the body’s core temperature drops below 95 degrees, is the No. 1 killer of outdoor recreationists.

   2007 January 9, Jane E. Brody, “Surviving the Cold, or Even the Not So Cold”, in New York Times

2. One who takes part in a historical reenactment.

   a Civil War recreationist

   Synonyms: reenactor