sailorwoman

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noun

A female sailor.

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

nounsailorwoman (plural sailorwomen)

plural sailorwomen

  1. A female sailor.

Origin

  1. Englishsailor
  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. Englishsailorwoman

From sailor + -woman.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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