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railwaywoman

railwaywoman noun: a woman who works on a railway.

Noun

railwaywoman (plural railwaywomen)

  1. A woman who works on a railway.
    • Some 100,000 railwaymen have been released to join the fighting forces, 90,000 are training as Home Guards in addition to their railway work, 170,000 members of the railway staffs have been fully trained in A.R.P. duties, and 100,000 railwaywomen are now employed.1943 March-April, John R. Hind, “The British Railways at War”, in Railway Magazine, page 95
    Synonyms:
    railwoman

Synonyms of railwaywoman

Forms of railwaywoman

pluralrailwaywomen

Origin of railwaywoman

From railway + woman.

Questions about railwaywoman

What does railwaywoman mean?
Railwaywoman means a woman who works on a railway.
What part of speech is railwaywoman?
Railwaywoman is a noun.
What is the plural of railwaywoman?
The plural of railwaywoman is railwaywomen.

Words near railwaywoman in the dictionary

  1. railwayless
  2. railwaylike
  3. railwayman
  4. railwaymen
  5. railways
  6. railwaywoman
  7. railwaywomen
  8. railwoman
  9. railwomen
  10. railworker
  11. railworkers

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