woman of color

noun

plural women of color

: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race

… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.

—Steve Peoples

In reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.

—Anna Bloom

Examples of woman of color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to identifying as a Black entrepreneur, Burton-Mims is a working mom who can relate to the overlapping demands that contribute to burnout for women of color, including the emotional tax of microaggressions and feeling pressure to outperform in order to belong. —Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

As a woman of color on primetime television, Kotb recognizes the significance of her visibility. —Essence, 23 June 2025

He’s heard a lot of talk among the LGBTQ community about next year’s midterm elections and serious concerns over the safety of transgender people, especially transgender women of color. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025

Limón will be the first woman of color to ever hold the role. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for woman of color

• bicolor
• concolor
• discolor
• tricolor
• colour
• culler
• duller
• multicolor
• technicolor
• unicolor
• versicolor
• watercolor