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counterwoman

counterwoman noun: a woman who serves at a counter.

Noun

counterwoman (plural counterwomen)

  1. A woman who serves at a counter.
    • Noris, the Central American counterwoman, complimented me on my handbag —— a simple black patent thing by an obscure designer.2008 April 17, Cintra Wilson, “Little Hedge Fund on the Prairie”, in New York Times

Forms of counterwoman

pluralcounterwomen

Origin of counterwoman

From counter + woman.

Questions about counterwoman

What does counterwoman mean?
Counterwoman means a woman who serves at a counter.
What part of speech is counterwoman?
Counterwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of counterwoman?
The plural of counterwoman is counterwomen.

Words near counterwoman in the dictionary

  1. counterwitchcraft
  2. counterwitness
  3. counterwitnessed
  4. counterwitnesses
  5. counterwitnessing
  6. counterwoman
  7. counterwomen
  8. counterword
  9. counterwords
  10. counterwork
  11. counterworked

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