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warwoman

warwoman noun: a female combatant for war; a female warrior; a female warman.

Noun

warwoman (plural warwomen)

  1. A female combatant for war; a female warrior; a female warman.
    • ‘‘Well, warwoman, them words may come back and hant ye, but git along with ye story,’ Mamie directed.1989, Ruth Wallace Hawkins, Where No Wood Is, Ruth Wallace Hawkins, →ISBN, page 151
    • Their guards were all warwomen and she had, she believed, a very thin chance of gaining any attention — save perhaps a kind she did not want — from Tathan and Iyt.1995, Andre Norton, The Memoirs of Lt. Henry Timberlake, W. Morrow, →ISBN, page 36

Forms of warwoman

pluralwarwomen

Origin of warwoman

From war + -woman.

Questions about warwoman

What does warwoman mean?
Warwoman means a female combatant for war; a female warrior; a female warman.
What part of speech is warwoman?
Warwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of warwoman?
The plural of warwoman is warwomen.

Words near warwoman in the dictionary

  1. warwidows
  2. Warwike
  3. Warwikeshire
  4. warwolf
  5. warwolves
  6. warwoman
  7. warwomen
  8. warwood
  9. warwork
  10. warworker
  11. warworkers

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