Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fisherwoman

/ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
fish-er-wom-an
IPA
/ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who fishes.

noun

A woman whose profession is catching fish.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English fisher 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 fisherwoman From fisher + -woman.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/

Inflected Forms

fisherwomen (plural)

Derived Forms

spearfisherwoman

Frequently Paired Words

fish fishing

Questions

How do you pronounce fisherwoman?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃəˌwʊmən/.
What does fisherwoman mean?
A woman who fishes.
Where does fisherwoman come from?
Etymology tree English fisher 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 fisherwoman From fisher + -woman.

How to pronounce fisherwoman

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