Synonyms

jurywoman

American

[joor-ee-woom-uhn] / ˈdʒʊər iˌwʊm ən /

noun

a female juror.

jurywoman British

/ ˈdʒʊərɪwʊmən /

noun

a female member of a jury

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Gender

See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

jurywomen

plural

Etymology

Origin of jurywoman

First recorded in 1795–1805; jury ¹ + woman

Example Sentences

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Inasmuch as the jurywoman herself has, in the prologue, attempted unsuccessfully to eradicate the identical individual in much the same manner she finds herself, as the saying goes, in a dilemma.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Ashton Portway sat down by Henry as a jurywoman.

From A Great Man A Frolic by Bennett, Arnold

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