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Synonyms of alewife

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Another word for alewife is brewess. Other synonyms of alewife are branch herring, ellwhop, ellwife, gaspereau and sawbelly.

Synonyms and similar words for alewife

nounA woman who keeps an alehouse.

nounA migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.

  • branch herring
  • ellwhop
  • ellwife
  • gaspereau CanadaAn alewife (type of fish).
  • sawbelly USA fish, the alewife.

Meaning of alewife

  1. noun A woman who keeps an alehouse.
  2. noun A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
  3. noun Any of several species similar in appearance.

Full definition of alewife

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Questions about synonyms of alewife

What is another word for alewife?
Alewife has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as brewess, branch herring, ellwhop, ellwife, gaspereau and sawbelly.
What does alewife mean?
Alewife means a woman who keeps an alehouse.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alewife (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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