committeewoman

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noun

A woman who is a member of a committee.

OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nouncommitteewoman (plural committeewomen)

plural committeewomen

  1. A woman who is a member of a committee.
  2. USA woman who is a local leader of a political party.

Origin

  1. Englishcommittee
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwoman
  11. Englishcommitteewoman

From committee + -woman.

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APA

committeewoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/committeewoman

MLA

“committeewoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/committeewoman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “committeewoman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/committeewoman.

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