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work·ing·wom·an

(wûr′kĭng-wo͝om′ən)

A woman who works for wages.

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workingwoman

(ˈwɜːkɪŋˌwʊmən)

n, pl -women

(Sociology) a woman who works for a living

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work•ing•wom•an

(ˈwɜr kɪŋˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -wom•en.

1. a woman who earns a salary, wages, or other income through regular employment, usu. outside the home.

2. a woman employed in manual or industrial labor.

[1850–55]

usage: See -woman.

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One who labors:

hand, laborer, operative, roustabout, worker, working girl, workingman, workman, workwoman.

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