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oysterwoman

American

[oi-ster-woom-uhn] / ˈɔɪ stərˌwʊm ən /

noun

a woman who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

oysterwomen

plural

Etymology

Origin of oysterwoman

First recorded in 1590–1600; oyster + -woman

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