Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dustwoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dust-wom-an
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.

British usage

Etymology

From dust + woman.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

dustwomen (plural)

Synonyms

garbage woman garbagewoman

Questions

What does dustwoman mean?: Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
Where does dustwoman come from?: From dust + woman.

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