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

Specifically, the phrase may have roots in ballroom culture, an LGBTQIA+ subculture founded by Black and Latino communities in the mid-20th century, according to 21 Ninety, an online publication dedicated to telling stories by and for women of color. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025

The platform remains a vital resource for mentorship, professional development, and leadership pipelines for women of color across industries. —Essence, 4 Sep. 2025

Eight of the nine winning filmmakers are women of color, and over 70 percent of all participants are women or non-binary people of color. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

This deficit starts at the managerial level, where McKinsey says just 87 women (82 women of color) earn managerial promotions per 100 men. —Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 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