yachtswoman

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noun

A woman who sails a yacht.

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

nounyachtswoman (plural yachtswomen)

plural yachtswomen

  1. A woman who sails a yacht.

Origin

  1. Englishyacht
  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. Englishyachtswoman

From yacht + -s- + -woman.

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Translations

Dutch zeilster
  • zeilsterwoman who sails a yacht
French yachtswoman, yachtwoman
  • yachtswomanwoman who sails a yacht
  • yachtwomanwoman who sails a yacht
German Seglerin
  • Seglerinwoman who sails a yacht
Hebrew מְשִׁיטַת יַכְטָה, יַכְטוֹנֵרִית
  • מְשִׁיטַת יַכְטָה (meshitat yakhta)woman who sails a yacht
  • יַכְטוֹנֵרִית (yakhtonerit)woman who sails a yacht
Irish luamhaire
  • luamhairewoman who sails a yacht
Italian velista
  • velistawoman who sails a yacht
Polish żeglarka
  • żeglarkawoman who sails a yacht
Russian яхтсме́нка
  • яхтсме́нка (jaxtsménka)woman who sails a yacht
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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