riverwoman

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noun

A woman who lives or works on a river.

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Meanings

nounriverwoman (plural riverwomen)

plural riverwomen

  1. A woman who lives or works on a river.

    They sang awake Afo Bocoum's quiet wife and the women in the house of Ali the Griot. They sang awake the Songhai women who grilled spongy rice pancakes and the Bozo riverwomen who smoked catfish and perch.

    2016, Anna Badkhen, Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah

Origin

From river + -woman.

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Cite this entry
APA

riverwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverwoman

MLA

“riverwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverwoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riverwoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverwoman.

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