career woman

or ca·reer·wom·an

[ kuh-reer-woom-uhn ]

/ kəˈrɪərˌwʊm ən /

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noun

a woman who has a profession or a business career.

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Origin of career woman

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Words nearby career woman

careerist, careers adviser, careers master, careers mistress, Careers Officer, career woman, carefree, careful, carefully, caregiver, caregiver speech

How to use career woman in a sentence

A fourth suspect, a 26-year-old woman named Hayat Boumeddiene, remains at large.
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In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
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It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
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While 19 percent of the House is female, just one woman will get to chair one of its 20 committees.
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I always wanted to have a career like his—except for the stopping work thing.
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She was also supposed to be the original or model of “the Virtuous Woman” therein portrayed!
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The aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
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There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
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I find myself chained to the foot of a woman, my noble Cornelia would despise!
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Woman is mistress of the art of completely embittering the life of the person on whom she depends.
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