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wheelwoman

wheelwoman noun: a female cyclist.

Noun

wheelwoman (plural wheelwomen)

  1. (dated) A female cyclist.
    • Many wheelmen and wheelwomen, riding safeties, tandems and tricycles, stopped there during the evening and we had good opportunity for comparing American and English bicycles […]1897, American Architect and Architecture, volumes 57-58, page 51

Forms of wheelwoman

pluralwheelwomen

Origin of wheelwoman

From wheel + -woman.

Questions about wheelwoman

What does wheelwoman mean?
Wheelwoman means a female cyclist.
What part of speech is wheelwoman?
Wheelwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of wheelwoman?
The plural of wheelwoman is wheelwomen.

Words near wheelwoman in the dictionary

  1. wheelway
  2. wheelways
  3. wheelwell
  4. wheelwells
  5. wheelwise
  6. wheelwoman
  7. wheelwomen
  8. wheelwork
  9. wheelworks
  10. wheelwright
  11. wheelwrighting

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