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workwoman

noun

Definition of workwomannext
as in wage earner

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  1. wage earner
  2. workingwoman
  3. workman
  4. workingman
  5. laborer
Noun
  • Leaders in one Virginia county approved a program last week to set aside $50,000 to support families in which the primary wage earner has been detained by federal immigration authorities.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Homes that were built to be attainable for a modest local wage earner were inflated into high-yield financial assets.
    — Jonathan Tower, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of wage earner
Noun
  • Reminiscent of the Row or the elegant workingwoman aesthetic of Celine’s Phoebe Philo era, the clothes are instantly covetable.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
Definition of workingwoman
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  • Gutierrez on Monday in Palm Beach County court pleaded not guilty to charges of operating as an unlicensed money service business, organized scheme to defraud and workman’s compensation fraud, court records show.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
Definition of workman
Noun
  • What was once a workingman’s district is now River North, a polished landscape of galleries, luxury apartments and expense-account dining.
    — David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Company founder Leo Fender and his group of California guitar-makers debuted the Telecaster in 1951 as a durable workingman’s guitar.
    — Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
Definition of workingman
Noun
  • Like most aggies, Coover’s self-conception is more small-business owner than laborer.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Cazares begins most days at sunrise and works construction or as a day laborer throughout the city and suburbs.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of laborer
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“Workwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workwoman. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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