Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yachtswoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
yachtswom-an
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who sails a yacht.

Etymology

Etymology tree English yacht 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 yachtswoman From yacht + -s- + -woman.

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Questions

What does yachtswoman mean?
A woman who sails a yacht.
Where does yachtswoman come from?
Etymology tree English yacht 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 yachtswoman From yacht + -s- + -woman.

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