outdoorsman

out·doors·man

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out-dawrz-muh n, -dohr-]
- /ˌaʊtˈdɔrz mən, -ˈdoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out-dawrz-muh n, -dohr-]
- /ˌaʊtˈdɔrz mən, -ˈdoʊr-/

Definitions of outdoorsman word

noun plural outdoorsman a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping. 1
noun plural outdoorsman a person who spends much time in the outdoors. 1
noun outdoorsman A person who spends a lot of time outdoors or doing outdoor activities. 1
countable noun outdoorsman An outdoorsman is a man who spends a lot of time outdoors, doing things such as camping, hunting, or fishing. 0
noun outdoorsman a man who engages in or enjoys regular outdoor activity, esp professionally 0
noun outdoorsman a man who spends much time in the outdoors, as in camping, hunting, or fishing 0

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Origin of outdoorsman

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; outdoors + -man

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Parts of speech for Outdoorsman

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outdoorsman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

outdoorsman usage trend in Literature

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