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committeewoman

committeewoman noun: a woman who is a member of a committee.

Noun

committeewoman (plural committeewomen)

  1. A woman who is a member of a committee.
  2. (US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party.

Forms of committeewoman

pluralcommitteewomen

Origin of committeewoman

From committee + -woman.

Questions about committeewoman

What does committeewoman mean?
Committeewoman means a woman who is a member of a committee.
What part of speech is committeewoman?
Committeewoman is a noun.
What is the plural of committeewoman?
The plural of committeewoman is committeewomen.

Words near committeewoman in the dictionary

  1. committeepersons
  2. committees
  3. committees of the whole
  4. committeeship
  5. committeeships
  6. committeewoman
  7. committeewomen
  8. committer
  9. committers
  10. committest
  11. committeth

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