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shawoman

shawoman noun: a female shaman.

Noun

shawoman (plural shawomen)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) A female shaman.
    • Even Doreen Seaweed the west coast shawoman never reached the public with such an impact.1991, George Bowering, “The Stump”, in Douglas Barbour, editor, Beyond Tish, Edmonton, Alta.: NeWest Publishers Limited, →ISBN, page 35
    • […]running up against some powerful shawoman[…]1993, Gregory A. Scofield, “Just Medicine”, in The Gathering: Stones for the Medicine Wheel, Vancouver, B.C.; Winlaw, B.C.: Polestar Book Publishers, →ISBN, page 38
    Synonyms:
    shamaness

Synonyms of shawoman

Forms of shawoman

pluralshawomen

Origin of shawoman

Alteration of shaman with -woman by rebracketing through analogy with -man.

Questions about shawoman

What does shawoman mean?
Shawoman means a female shaman.
What part of speech is shawoman?
Shawoman is a noun.
What is the plural of shawoman?
The plural of shawoman is shawomen.

Words near shawoman in the dictionary

  1. Shawneetown
  2. Shawnese
  3. Shawnna
  4. Shawol
  5. Shawols
  6. shawoman
  7. shawomen
  8. shaws
  9. Shawshank
  10. Shawshanked
  11. Shawshanking

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