-woman
See also: woman
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English -woman, from the noun woman.
Suffix
edit-woman (plural -women, masculine -man)
- A woman who is an expert in an area.
- A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area.
- A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area.
- A woman of a particular nationality.
Usage notes
edit- To include people regardless of gender, either the suffix -person is used, or a gender-neutral hypernym, for example police officer instead of policewoman.
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- → French: -woman
References
edit- “-woman”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-woman f (plural -womans or -women)
- used to form the names of female sportspersons or professions
Usage notes
edit- Most of these like businesswoman are borrowed directly from English, while some such as tenniswoman are not. The plural may be -womans or -women.
Derived terms
editSee also
editCategories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French suffixes
- French noun-forming suffixes
- French countable nouns
- French terms spelled with W
- French feminine suffixes