councilwoman
/kˈaʊnsəlwˌʊmən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A feminine member of a council, especially a city council or town council.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilor, councillor, councilman, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman"
- "When it was the defense’s turn to try to rebut the prosecution’s case, lawyers for Mr. James called just two witnesses [—] two former councilwomen who tried to bolster the assertion of Mr. James that he could not approve property sales unilaterally."
- "A New York City councilwoman was charged with assault after a heated protest at the Brooklyn site of a proposed men’s homeless shelter at which, the authorities say, she bit a police chief."
Etymology
Etymology tree English council 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 councilwoman From council + -woman.