workwoman
noun
a female worker.
workwomen
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pluralof workwoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The workwomen who are able to execute certain more difficult parts of the watch get higher wages, and can earn from five to ten francs a day.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2011
Clients sitting mesmerized before individual mirrors, Sumner Welles at last forgotten, while cunning workwomen pull roses or bows over their right eyes.
From Time Magazine Archive
A practical, immediately available business education is absolutely essential to make workwomen of executive ability.
From The Making of a Trade School by Mary Schenck Woolman
Each lady had a number of workers, to whom she supplied patterns, pricked by herself, paying her workwomen at the end of every week, each day being notched on a tally.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various
Two or three workwomen will at once be set on the alterations.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Helen Leah Reed
