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workwoman

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work⋅wom⋅an

[wurk-woom-uhn]
–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a female worker.
2. a woman employed or skilled in some manual, mechanical, or industrial work.

Origin:
1520–30; work + woman


See -woman.
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work·wom·an   (wûrk'wŏŏm'ən)   
n.  A woman who performs manual or industrial labor for wages.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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