-woman

woman English Etymology en :inh enm:-woman<ety:from<womman<alt:woman>>> 1 From en enm -woman, from the noun en woman. Suffix en suffix noun-forming suffix plural -women masculine -man noun-forming suffixes A woman who is an expert in an area. horsewoman, sportswoman A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area. committeewoman, newswoman, policewoman A woman who has special characteristics relating to a topic or area. bogeywoman, superwoman A woman of a particular nationality. Scotswoman, Norsewoman Usage notes To include people regardless of gender, either the suffix en -person is used, or a gender-neutral hypernym, for example en police officer instead of en policewoman. Hypernyms en -person Derived terms en Descendants 1 fr -woman References en productive suffixes French Etymology fr en -woman. Pronunciation -wômane Suffix fr suffix f plural -womans or -women masculine -man noun-forming suffixes used to form the names of female sportspersons or professions Usage notes Most of these like fr businesswoman are borrowed directly from English, while some such as fr tenniswoman are not. Derived terms fr