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- [wurk-woo m-uh n]
- /ˈwɜrkˌwʊm ən/
- /ˈwɜːkwʊmən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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