Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outdoorsman

/ˈaʊtdˈɔɹzmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: out-doors-man
IPA: /ˈaʊtdˈɔɹzmən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports.

Example Sentences

"Whenever the kids ask my wife what to get Ol' Whosis for Christmas, she tells them, "You know how he loves outdoor sports. Why don't you get him something outdoorsy?" […] Let me state here that there should be a law prohibiting any person who uses the term "outdoorsy" from dispensing advice about what kinds of presents to buy an outdoorsman."
"Dalio is an outdoorsman and naturalist of the Hemingway school: he likes to go places and kill things. He fishes in Canada, shoots grouse in Scotland, and hunts big game in Africa, […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English outdoors Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English outdoorsman From outdoors + -man.

Inflected Forms

outdoorsmen (plural)

Derived Forms

outdoorsmanship

Frequently Paired Words

outdoorsy outdoorswoman

Rhymes With

oarsman

Questions

How do you pronounce outdoorsman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtdˈɔɹzmən/.
What does outdoorsman mean?: A man who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports.
Where does outdoorsman come from?: Etymology tree English outdoors Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English outdoorsman From outdoors + -man.

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