Railwaywoman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who works on a railway.

    "Some 100,000 railwaymen have been released to join the fighting forces, 90,000 are training as Home Guards in addition to their railway work, 170,000 members of the railway staffs have been fully trained in A.R.P. duties, and 100,000 railwaywomen are now employed."

  2. 2
    a female employee of a railroad wordnet

Synonyms

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railroad womanrailway womanrailwomantrainwoman

Example

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"Some 100,000 railwaymen have been released to join the fighting forces, 90,000 are training as Home Guards in addition to their railway work, 170,000 members of the railway staffs have been fully trained in A.R.P. duties, and 100,000 railwaywomen are now employed."

Etymology

From railway + woman.

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