workwoman

[ wurk-woom-uhn ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural work·wom·en.

a female worker.

a woman employed or skilled in some manual, mechanical, or industrial work.

Origin of workwoman

First recorded in 1520–30; work + woman

usage note for workwoman

See -woman.

Words nearby workwoman

work-to-rule, work train, workup, workwear, workweek, workwoman, work wonders, world, World Bank, World Bank Group, world beat

Example sentences from the Web for workwoman

Nabby was in her way and place a person worth making concessions to, for she was a workwoman not to be despised.
Poganuc People|Harriet Beecher Stowe
She, too, had the smile of good-fellowship—coin freely passed from workwoman to workwoman.
The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
In a couple of minutes I'll put on my hat with the flowers and leave my workwoman in charge here.
A Royal Prisoner|Pierre Souvestre
A workwoman, friends, she, no less than a princess; and princess most in being so.
Saint Ursula|John Ruskin

The "treachery" is all the greater if the objector is a workman or a workwoman.
With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia|John Ward