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triggerwoman

triggerwoman noun: a female gunman.

Noun

triggerwoman (plural triggerwomen)

  1. (US, slang) A female gunman.
    • Again, Union men arrested not just the triggerwoman, but the men in the house as well, holding them equally accountable for the actions of anyone in the household.2011, Judkin Browning, Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina, page 75

Forms of triggerwoman

pluraltriggerwomen

Origin of triggerwoman

From trigger + woman.

Questions about triggerwoman

What does triggerwoman mean?
Triggerwoman means a female gunman.
What part of speech is triggerwoman?
Triggerwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of triggerwoman?
The plural of triggerwoman is triggerwomen.

Words near triggerwoman in the dictionary

  1. triggerperson
  2. triggerpersons
  3. triggerplant
  4. triggerplants
  5. triggers
  6. triggerwoman
  7. triggerwomen
  8. triggery
  9. triggest
  10. trigging
  11. Triggle

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