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munitionette

UK/mjʊnɪʃəˈnɛt/

munitionette noun: a female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.

Noun

munitionette (plural munitionettes)

  1. (UK, colloquial, historical) A female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.
    • Since they all had a slightly yellow tinge to their skin, he assumed they were munitions workers. Munitionettes, as the newspapers liked to call them.1991, Pat Barker, Regeneration (The Regeneration Trilogy), Penguin, published 2014, page 119

Synonyms of munitionette

Forms of munitionette

pluralmunitionettes

Origin of munitionette

From munition + -ette.

Questions about munitionette

What does munitionette mean?
Munitionette means a female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.
What part of speech is munitionette?
Munitionette is a noun.
How do you pronounce munitionette?
Munitionette is pronounced /mjʊnɪʃəˈnɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of munitionette?
The plural of munitionette is munitionettes.

Words near munitionette in the dictionary

  1. munitioned
  2. munitioneer
  3. munitioneers
  4. munitioner
  5. munitioners
  6. munitionette
  7. munitionettes
  8. munitioning
  9. munitionment
  10. munitionments
  11. munitions

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