Outdoorswomen

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

  1. A female individual who enjoys or actively participates in outdoor activities such as hiking or camping
  2. A woman characterized by her enthusiasm for nature-related pursuits, including adventures in wilderness settings
  3. An outdoor-oriented female who engages in activities like fishing, climbing, or wildlife exploration

Etymology: "Outdoorswomen" is the plural of "outdoorswoman", and that singular is a plain compound: "outdoors" joined to "-woman," the same word that appears in "woman" itself. "Outdoors" is the adverb meaning in the open air, outside the house, and it is a form that takes a plural-sounding -s even though it is not a plural. Put together, the compound describes a woman who spends her time out of doors, and the plural simply applies that to several women.

Synonyms: female outdoor enthusiasts, women adventurers