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draftswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
draftswom-an
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman employed in making drawings.

noun

A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.

Etymology

Etymology tree English draft English -s- 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 draftswoman From draft + -s- + -woman.

Inflected Forms

draftswomen (plural) draftwoman (alternative) draughtswoman (alternative)

Synonyms

draughtswoman

Questions

What does draftswoman mean?
A woman employed in making drawings.
Where does draftswoman come from?
Etymology tree English draft English -s- 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 draftswoman From draft + -s- + -woman.

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