dairywoman

[ dair-ee-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural dair·y·wom·en.

1. a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.

Gender Note

Is it dairywoman or dairyperson? See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairywoman¹

First recorded in 1600–10; dairy + -woman

Example Sentences

Poor Dame Kenton, as was took last spring, was the best dairywoman in the parish, and this little maid takes after her.

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I will be as good a housewife and dairywoman, stir about as briskly, and sing as merrily, as Peggy Curling.

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She was a model housekeeper and dairywoman in the days when they worked the farm, and is now an oracle on many questions.

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WE don't hate our children, or bully our mothers, or wish 'em ded when they're sick, as this Dairywoman says kings and queens do.

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At that time Tatiana was not in her master's house, but living with a married sister, the dairywoman, in a separate hut.

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