outdoorsperson

From outdoors +‎ -person.

outdoorsperson (plural outdoorspeople or outdoorspersons)

1. One who spends time in outdoor pursuits or sports.

   Hyponyms: outdoorsman, outdoorswoman

   • 1961 October 20, “Outdoorsmen Will See Civic Slides”, in Daily Independent Journal, volume 101, number 182, San Rafael, Calif., page 14, column 1:

     Marin Rod and Gun Club, at its membership meeting to­night at 8 o’clock, will have slides, entitled “Civic Center,” shown by Harold Stockstad, chairman of the Civic Center Committee of the Marin Coun­cil for Civic Affairs. / “The evening will prove to be an interesting variation for outdoorspeople,” said Babe Dahl, president.

   • 1973, Delphine C. Lyons, “Outdoors and Sports”, in The Whole World Catalog: Shopping by Mail at Home and Abroad, New York, N.Y.: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., →ISBN, page 130, column 2:

     For $1.00, HERTER’S, INC., WW, Waseca, Minn. 56093, will send you their huge catalog containing everything the outdoorsperson could possibly need—at prices that seem substantially lower than those of many of the other houses.

   • 1974 February 21, Cherry Payne, “Camping in the Ark-La-Tex: It’s Your Bag – Choose It Well”, in Conglomerate, volume 68, number 16, Shreveport, La.: Centenary College, page five, column 1:

     The most important feature of a sleeping bag is its fill, that is, what the insulating material is that is supposed to keep you warm. There is currently a running debate among outdoorspersons as to which is better, down or dacron.