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workwoman

work·wom·an
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wurk-woo m-uh n]
    • /ˈwɜrkˌwʊm ən/
    • /ˈwɜːkwʊmən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wurk-woo m-uh n]
    • /ˈwɜrkˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of workwoman word

  • noun plural workwoman a female worker. 1
  • noun plural workwoman a woman employed or skilled in some manual, mechanical, or industrial work. 1
  • noun workwoman A woman who performs manual labour; the female equivalent of a workman. 1
  • noun workwoman a female worker 0
  • noun workwoman a woman worker, esp. a woman industrial or manual worker 0
  • noun workwoman A woman who performs manual labour. 0

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Origin of workwoman

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; work + woman

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Workwoman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

workwoman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.

workwoman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for workwoman

noun workwoman

  • laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
  • labourer — Standard spelling of laborer.
  • drudge — a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
  • farmhand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
  • grunt — to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.

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