tribeswoman
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tribeswoman
First recorded in 1850–55; tribe ( def. ) + 's 1 ( def. ) + woman ( def. )
Example Sentences
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MBS’s mother, Fahda, is a Bedouin tribeswoman and seen as the favourite of his father’s four wives.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
In Round Valley, Deb Hutt, a Yuki tribeswoman and the sister of Oandasan, said she wonders why descendants of the Hastings family have never apologized.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021
He smashed two expensive drones—one crashed into the mast near Mauritius, another into a chain-link fence in Botswana, landing at the feet of an elderly African tribeswoman mending a dress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2016
Leela of the Sevateem, played by Louise Jameson, was a primitive tribeswoman with uncommonly rounded BBC vowels.
From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2013
She was an Igbo tribeswoman from West Africa.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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