Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newswoman

/nˈuzwʊmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: news-wom-an
IPA: /nˈuzwʊmən/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female reporter or newsreader.

Etymology

Etymology tree English news 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 newswoman From news + -woman.

Inflected Forms

newswomen (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

newsman

Synonyms

newslady

Questions

How do you pronounce newswoman?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈuzwʊmən/.
What does newswoman mean?: A female reporter or newsreader.
Where does newswoman come from?: Etymology tree English news 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 newswoman From news + -woman.

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