Munitionette
//mjʊnɪʃəˈnɛt// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War. UK, colloquial, historical
"Since they all had a slightly yellow tinge to their skin, he assumed they were munitions workers. Munitionettes, as the newspapers liked to call them."
Example
More examples"Since they all had a slightly yellow tinge to their skin, he assumed they were munitions workers. Munitionettes, as the newspapers liked to call them."
Etymology
From munition + -ette.
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