-woman
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See also: woman
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English -woman, from the noun woman.
Suffix[edit]
-woman (plural -women, masculine -man)
- A woman who is an expert in an area.
- A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area.
- A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area.
- A woman of a particular nationality.
Usage notes[edit]
- To include people regardless of gender, either the suffix -person is used, or a gender-neutral hypernym, for example police officer instead of policewoman.
Hypernyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → French: -woman
References[edit]
- “-woman”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-woman f (plural -womans or -women)
- used to form the names of female sportspersons or professions
Usage notes[edit]
- Most of these like businesswoman are borrowed directly from English, while some such as tenniswoman are not. The plural may be -womans or -women.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French suffixes
- French noun-forming suffixes
- French countable nouns
- French terms spelled with W
- French feminine suffixes