draughtswoman

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A form of draftswoman — A woman employed in making drawings.

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

noundraughtswoman (plural draughtswomen)

plural draughtswomen

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of draftswoman.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna female skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

Similar
draftswoman
Broader
draftspersonwomanadult female
Also see
draftswoman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishdraught
  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. Englishdraughtswoman

From draught + -s- + -woman.

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Cite this entry
APA

draughtswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draughtswoman

MLA

“draughtswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draughtswoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draughtswoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draughtswoman.

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