workingwoman

work·ing·wom·an

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wur-king-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈwɜr kɪŋˌwʊm ən/
- /wˈɜːkɪŋwˌʊmən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wur-king-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈwɜr kɪŋˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of workingwoman word

noun plural workingwoman a woman who is regularly employed. 1
noun workingwoman A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour. 1
noun workingwoman a woman who works for a living 0
noun workingwoman a woman who is gainfully employed; often, specif., such a woman as distinct from a housewife 0

See all 4 definitions of workingwoman

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Origin of workingwoman

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; working + woman

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Parts of speech for Workingwoman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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workingwoman popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for workingwoman

noun workingwoman

employee — A person employed for wages or salary, especially at nonexecutive level.
hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
labourer — Standard spelling of laborer.
laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
proletarian — pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.

All 17 Synonyms of workingwoman

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