weatherwoman

[weth-er-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

weatherwomen 

1. a woman who works as a weathercaster.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherwoman¹

First recorded in 1970–75; weather(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

There are also some seriously cringeworthy excerpts, like the moment a disembodied hand appears onscreen to offer a sweater to a weatherwoman in the middle of her broadcast.

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When Trump speaks, you need a weatherman or weatherwoman to tell you which the way the wind blows.

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In fact, they’re worse than ever: the weatherwoman says there’s an 80 percent chance of a Friday thunderstorm, and when you look out your window, you see ominously dark thunderclouds starting to congregate right above the softball field you rented out already.

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Veteran green-screen jockeys Johnny Mountain and Jillian Barberie help choose "America's Next Weatherman" — or weatherwoman — in this new series.

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We tip our hat to you, weatherwoman and weatherman.

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