workwoman

[ wurk-woom-uhn ]
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noun,plural work·wom·en.
  1. a female worker.

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

Origin of workwoman

1
First recorded in 1520–30; work + woman

usage note For workwoman

See -woman.

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How to use workwoman in a sentence

  • My friend was an excellent workwoman; but with some intelligence, and the will to learn, I soon knew as much as she did.

    Other People's Money | Emile Gaboriau
  • She was an unskilled workwoman, not especially gifted in any way or fitted by her upbringing to earn her daily bread.

    Olive in Italy | Moray Dalton
  • An artist or a workwoman can tell at once whether your stitch was laid just so because you meant it or because you knew no better.

    Art in Needlework | Lewis F. Day
  • The best workwoman can earn seven shillings a week, working eight hours a day.

  • The lady now conducted Otto into the sitting-room, where he found the four daughters in full activity with a workwoman.

    O. T. | Hans Christian Andersen