scrubwoman

scrub·wom·an

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skruhb-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈskrʌbˌwʊm ən/
- /ˈskrʌb.ˌwʊ.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skruhb-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈskrʌbˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of scrubwoman word

noun plural scrubwoman a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman. 1
noun scrubwoman a woman employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building 0
noun scrubwoman charwoman 0

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Origin of scrubwoman

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; scrub1 + woman

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Parts of speech for Scrubwoman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scrubwoman

scrubwoman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scrubwoman usage trend in Literature

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