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Englishwoman

American  
[ing-glish-woom-uhn, -lish-] / ˈɪŋ glɪʃˌwʊm ən, -lɪʃ- /

noun

  • Englishwomen
    plural
  1. a woman who is a native or citizen of England.


Englishwoman British  
/ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃˌwʊmən /

noun

  1. a female native or inhabitant of England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of Englishwoman

First recorded in 1520–30; English + woman


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During a trip home to Argentina, he met Evelyn Penelope Jane Rose, known as Penny, an Englishwoman who was working as a teacher in a British-style boarding school in Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Esme Hamilton held off a challenge from fellow Englishwoman Cara Gainer to win her first European Tour title at the South African Open.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026

In Lee Knight’s film, a chance meeting between a young Black Englishman in the process of finding himself and an elderly, white Englishwoman blossoms into an unexpected kinship — one based on Knight’s experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

A proper Englishwoman whose husband, Arthur, served in Burma, she has been formidable all her life, with an unshakeable faith in God and the empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

He introduced Obinze and Kosi to the school headmistress, a small round Englishwoman, saying, “Obinze and Kosi are our very close friends. I think their daughter might be joining us next year.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

During England's two-month preparations, Bradshaw was invited to speak to the 32 Englishwomen who hope to ascend the Twickenham steps on 27 September and claim the Women's Rugby World Cup.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025

Englishwomen Charley Hull and Bronte Law were three strokes back at 69 with Yuka Saso of the Philippines.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2021

Yet were 19th-century Englishwomen really quite so repressed and boring?

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2020

“And I would be playing it with an entire cast of Englishmen and Englishwomen … in England.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2017

There was one with twenty-five Englishwomen in it.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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