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right-hand woman

right-hand woman noun: a trusted female assistant.

Noun

right-hand woman (plural right-hand women)

  1. A trusted female assistant.
    • When my female Regiment is drawn up in Array with every one her Weapon in her Hand, upon my giving the Word to handle their Fans, each of them shakes her Fan at me with a Smile, then gives her Right-hand Woman a Tap upon the Shoulder, then presses her Lips with the Extremity of her Fan […]1711 June 27, The Spectator
    • Tina Meyers, 44, who said she votes Republican, and Dollie Hopkins, 67, who said she is an independent, split. Meyers said the GOP incumbent, John Ashcroft, has more experience and a better chance for senior committee assignments, while Hopkins said that Carnahan did well in state office and that...2000 June 11, William Claiborne, “In Missouri Race, Emotion Becomes a Driving Force”, in Washington Post
    Synonyms:
    girl Friday

Synonyms of right-hand woman

Forms of right-hand woman

pluralright-hand women

Questions about right-hand woman

What does right-hand woman mean?
Right-hand woman means a trusted female assistant.
What part of speech is right-hand woman?
Right-hand woman is a noun.
What is the plural of right-hand woman?
The plural of right-hand woman is right-hand women.

Words near right-hand woman in the dictionary

  1. right-hand drive
  2. right-hand man
  3. right-hand men
  4. right-hand path
  5. right-hand rule
  6. right-hand woman
  7. right-hand women
  8. right-handed
  9. right-handed neutrino
  10. right-handed neutrinos
  11. right-handed path

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