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yachtswoman

[ yots-woom-uhn ]

noun

plural yachtswomen.
  1. a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting. yacht.


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Gender Note

See -woman.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yachtswoman1

First recorded in 1885–90; yacht + 's 1 + -woman
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Example Sentences

Renowned yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur was among those taking part, having entered five boats.

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Named after the British yachtswoman who set a record for circumnavigating the globe, it focuses on shifting the economy to a circular model that eliminates waste.

From Reuters

A rescue ship has reached a British solo yachtswoman who was left drifting in the Southern Ocean after her vessel was wrecked in a storm as she took part in a round-the-world race.

A British solo yachtswoman stranded in the Southern Ocean after her boat was “destroyed” in a violent storm has spent an uncomfortable but safe 24 hours in the wreckage of her vessel awaiting rescue.

Sarah is a yachtswoman who lives aboard her boat and is about to set out on a global voyage for science.

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