Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bows-wom-an
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female archer.

noun

A female sailor who works in the bow of a vessel.

Example Sentences

"To-morrow we’ll try for deer in the backwoods, you are no bad bowswoman yourself, […]"
"The Des Moines archery club returned from Chicago a few weeks ago laden with trophies won in a contest with the Chicago bowsmen and bowswomen."
"The annual meet of the National Archery Association will take place at the Soldiers’ Home next week, commencing on the 27th. It will be a merrie^([sic]) meet, and all the skilled bowsmen and bowswomen in the districts are expected to compete for the admirable prizes."
"Leading bowswomen of the Barnard College archery team are, left to right: Jean Morris, Sarah McManus and Ruth Harris."
"But the bowsmen (and bowswomen, too) took off their shoes and socks and began pouring arrows into the 48-inch archery targets as the field rapidly dried."
"But, unlike the Robin Hood fable, where only maid Marian was a bowswoman, the watchword of the Blackhawk Bowhunters is “togetherness.”"

Etymology

From bow + -s- + -woman.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bow
Suffix: -s-

Inflected Forms

bowswomen (plural) bowwoman (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bowsman

Questions

What does bowswoman mean?: A female archer.
Where does bowswoman come from?: From bow + -s- + -woman.

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