Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

committeewoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
com-mit-tee-wom-an
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who is a member of a committee.

noun

A woman who is a local leader of a political party.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English committee Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English committeewoman From committee + -woman.

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Questions

What does committeewoman mean?
A woman who is a member of a committee.
Where does committeewoman come from?
Etymology tree English committee Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English committeewoman From committee + -woman.

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