workingwoman

[ wur-king-woom-uhn ]

/ ˈwɜr kɪŋˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural work·ing·wom·en.

a woman who is regularly employed.

Origin of workingwoman

First recorded in 1850–55; working + woman

usage note for workingwoman

See -woman.

Words nearby workingwoman

working party, workingperson, working storage, working substance, working week, workingwoman, work-in-progress, work it, work-life balance, work like a beaver, work like a charm

Example sentences from the Web for workingwoman

Give the workingwoman a vote and she, too, can protect herself.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper
Naturally, the workingwoman who is all alone in the world cannot exist on such a sum.
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement|Kaethe Schirmacher
The lot of a German workingwoman in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was very hard.
Women of the Teutonic Nations|Hermann Schoenfeld
Another has a great scheme for starting a "workingwoman's home" and wants Miss Anthony to furnish the money.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper

You go ahead and print your newspaper and don't worry about the workingwoman.
The Colossus|Opie Read