Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
markswom-an
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

Etymology

Etymology tree English mark 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 womman English woman English markswoman From mark + -s- + woman.

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Questions

What does markswoman mean?
A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
Where does markswoman come from?
Etymology tree English mark 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 womman English woman English markswoman From mark + -s- + woman.

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