work·wom·an

(wûrk′wo͝om′ən)

A woman who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.

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workwoman

(ˈwɜːkˌwʊmən)

n, pl -women

(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a female worker

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work•wom•an

(ˈwɜrkˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -wom•en.

a woman employed or skilled in some manual, mechanical, or industrial work.

[1520–30]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

workwoman

noun

One who labors:

hand, laborer, operative, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman.

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But they started asunder with beating hearts: something had fallen on the ground with a rattling noise; it was Hetty's basket; all her little workwoman's matters were scattered on the path, some of them showing a capability of rolling to great lengths.

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I took the little workwoman in my arms, and kissed her till I was fairly out of breath and could kiss no longer.

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Rochelle Owens is the author of the following: Poetry--Out of Ur: New & Selected Poems 1961-2012 (Shearsman Books, 2013), Solitary Workwoman (Junction Press, 2011), Triptych (Texture Press, 2006), Luca: Discourse on Life and Death (Junction Press, 2001), New and Selected Poems 1961-1996 (Junction Press, 1997), Rubbed Stones (Texture Press, 1994), Black Chalk (Texture Press, 1992), How Much Paint Does the Painting Need (Kulchur Foundation, 1988), W.

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