superwoman

[ soo-per-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural su·per·wom·en.

1. a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
2. a woman who copes successfully with the simultaneous demands of a career, marriage, and motherhood.

superwoman

/ ˈsuːpəˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman who fulfils her many roles with apparently superhuman efficiency

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of superwoman¹

super- + woman

Example Sentences

It’s the fatigue of being in your home, trying to be Superman or Superwoman with your time, family and being pulled in a million different directions.

From Digiday

Of course, despite the presence of Sigourney Weaver, superwoman supreme, the original Ghostbusters is not a female-driven comedy.

From The Daily Beast

Talking points aside, what would a date with the domestic superwoman actually look like?

From The Daily Beast

His compatibility with the domestic superwoman herself was “fabulous,” a site representative told him.

From The Daily Beast

And one thing it’s been lampooning since the beginning is the idea of the superwoman who can ‘do it all.

From The Daily Beast

Hilda Wangel is the "superwoman," who will suffer nothing to stand between her and the realisation of herself.

From Project Gutenberg

Between fatigue and the nervous strain of maintaining the superwoman pitch for the benefit of her friends, her mind was confused.

From Project Gutenberg

If ever anybody worked to woo and win and hold a human soul, she did, great superwoman that she was.

From Project Gutenberg

Where he would depict a heartless, ambitious adventuress Bruce would see a glorified and heroic superwoman.

From Project Gutenberg

It would take a superwoman to endure, without herself surrendering, the ignominy of having lived under this roof.

From Project Gutenberg