ombudswoman

[ om-buhdz-woom-uhn, -boodz-, awm- ]

noun

, plural om·buds·wom·en.

1. a woman employed to investigate complaints against government or institutional officials, employers, etc.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ombudswoman¹

First recorded in 1960–65; ombuds(man) + -woman