townswoman

towns·wom·an

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tounz-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈtaʊnzˌwʊm ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tounz-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈtaʊnzˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of townswoman word

noun plural townswoman a female native or inhabitant of a town. 1
noun plural townswoman a female native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town. 1
noun townswoman a woman who lives in, or has been reared in, a town 0
noun townswoman a woman who is a fellow resident of the town in which one lives 0

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Origin of townswoman

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; town + 's1 + woman

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Parts of speech for Townswoman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Townswoman

townswoman 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

townswoman usage trend in Literature

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