| 单词 | woman of business |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoman of business woman of business n. †(a) a woman engaged in practical matters (obsolete); (b) a woman who works in commerce or has a profession; = businesswoman n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] > girl or woman woman of business1677 conductress1760 businesswoman1827 business girl1840 1677 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer i. 11 I am no Visiter, but a Woman of Business. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 70 I had the Misfortune to be a Woman of Business, tho' young; for my Father had several Vessels at Sea. 1816 La Belle Assemblée Mar. 117/1 My aunt,..a bustling woman of business, thought all time lost that was not spent behind her counter. 1922 L. S. Lyons & J. Wilson Who's Who among Women of Calif. I. 175 The evolution of Mother Eve, of Helen,..of Joan of Arc,..finds expression in the modern professional woman, the woman of business. 2008 Telegraph-Jrnl. (New Brunswick) (Nexis) 16 May b1 [The story] is one that fascinates fellow men and women of business: the story of his ascent from the owner of one obscure gas station to one of the country's..richest men. < as lemmas |
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