munitionette

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UK/mjʊnɪʃəˈnɛt/

noun

A female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.

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canary girlmunitioneermunitioner
First used 20th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounmunitionette (plural munitionettes)

plural munitionettes

  1. UKcolloquialhistoricalA female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.First known use 20th c.

    Since they all had a slightly yellow tinge to their skin, he assumed they were munitions workers. Munitionettes, as the newspapers liked to call them.

    1991, Pat Barker, Regeneration (The Regeneration Trilogy), Penguin, published 2014, page 119

    Synonyms: canary girl, munitioneer, munitioner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.

Similar
canary girlmunitioneermunitioner

Origin

From munition + -ette.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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