sportswoman

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noun

A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.

OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
RareScrabble 18
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Meanings

nounsportswoman (plural sportswomen)

plural sportswomen

  1. UKA woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
athlete

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
  9. Proto-Italic*portā
  10. Proto-Italic*portāō
  11. Latinportāre
  12. Old Frenchporter
  13. Anglo-Normandesporter
  14. Middle Englishdisporten
  15. Middle Englishsporten
  16. Englishsport
  17. Englishsports
  18. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  19. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  20. Old Englishwīf
  21. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  22. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  23. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  24. Old Englishmann
  25. Old Englishwīfmann
  26. Middle Englishwoman
  27. Englishsportswoman

From sports + -woman.

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Translations

Arabic رِيَاضِيَّة
  • رِيَاضِيَّة (riyāḍiyya)woman who engages in sports
Bulgarian спорти́стка, атле́тка
  • спорти́стка (sportístka)woman who engages in sports
  • атле́тка (atlétka)woman who engages in sports
Chinese Mandarin 運動員 /运动员, 女運動員 /女运动员
  • 運動員 /运动员 (yùndòngyuán)woman who engages in sports
  • 女運動員 /女运动员 (nǚ yùndòngyuán)woman who engages in sports
Czech sportovkyně
  • sportovkyněwoman who engages in sports
Danish sportskvinde, idrætskvinde
  • sportskvindewoman who engages in sports
  • idrætskvindewoman who engages in sports
Dutch sportvrouw
  • sportvrouwwoman who engages in sports
Esperanto sportistino
  • sportistinowoman who engages in sports
Finnish urheilijatar, urheilija
  • urheilijatarwoman who engages in sports
  • urheilijawoman who engages in sports
French sportive
  • sportivewoman who engages in sports
German Sportlerin
  • Sportlerinwoman who engages in sports
Greek αθλήτρια
  • αθλήτρια (athlítria)woman who engages in sports
Hungarian sportolónő
  • sportolónőwoman who engages in sports
Icelandic íþróttakona
  • íþróttakonawoman who engages in sports
Italian sportiva
  • sportivawoman who engages in sports
Japanese スポーツウーマン
  • スポーツウーマン (supōtsu ūman)woman who engages in sports
Korean 스포츠우먼
  • 스포츠우먼 (seupocheuumeon)woman who engages in sports
Latvian sportiste
  • sportistewoman who engages in sports
Lithuanian sportininkė
  • sportininkėwoman who engages in sports
Norwegian Bokmål idrettskvinne
  • idrettskvinnewoman who engages in sports
Polish sportsmenka, atletka
  • sportsmenkawoman who engages in sports
  • atletkawoman who engages in sports
Portuguese esportiva
  • esportivawoman who engages in sports
Romanian sportivă
  • sportivăwoman who engages in sports
Russian спортсме́нка, атле́тка
  • спортсме́нка (sportsménka)woman who engages in sports
  • атле́тка (atlétka)woman who engages in sports
Slovak športovkyňa
  • športovkyňawoman who engages in sports
Spanish deportista
  • deportistawoman who engages in sports
Swedish idrottskvinna
  • idrottskvinnawoman who engages in sports
Ukrainian спортсме́нка, спорто́вка
  • спортсме́нка (sportsménka)woman who engages in sports
  • спорто́вка (sportóvka)woman who engages in sports
  • атле́тка (atlétka)woman who engages in sports
Cite this entry
APA

sportswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportswoman

MLA

“sportswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportswoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportswoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportswoman.

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