outdoorsman

noun

out·​doors·​man ˌau̇t-ˈdȯrz-mən How to pronounce outdoorsman (audio)
ˈau̇t-ˈdȯrz-
: one who spends much time in the outdoors or in outdoor activities
outdoorsmanship
ˌau̇t-ˈdȯrz-ˌship How to pronounce outdoorsman (audio)
ˈau̇t-ˈdȯrz-
noun

Examples of outdoorsman in a Sentence

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On July 20, the experienced outdoorsman had been scouting mule deer for the upcoming hunting season in Utah’s Uinta Mountains when his Polaris Ranger, a utility task vehicle (UTV), rolled off a cliff on the passenger side. Angelina Liu, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Far from the roaring speedways, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt was an outdoorsman who liked to hunt and fish. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025 His style can best be described as country chic meets construction worker, with a side of outdoorsmen. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025 The young Eastwood was a tall and muscular outdoorsman who’d watched lots of movies as an adolescent and had travelled up and down the coast for manual-labor jobs. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for outdoorsman

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outdoorsman was in 1918

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“Outdoorsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdoorsman. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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