workingwoman

workingwoman
A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour
See Also: workingman

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  • workingwoman — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural workingwomen) 1. : a woman who is gainfully employed 2. : the wife of a workingman * * * /werr king woom euhn/, n., pl. workingwomen. a woman who is regularly employed. [1850 55; WORKING + WOMAN] …   Useful english dictionary

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