clubwoman
- noun
- /ˈklʌbˌwʊmən/
:
miembro del club
- Being an active clubwoman, she often participated in meetings to discuss ways to improve community services.
Examples
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They have also described the clubwoman's application of a more cautious "domestic feminism" to problems of women, families, and workers, as well as the activities of Progressive Era women who gained new prominence as patrons and "apostles of culture."
Academic text (1993) -
Mrs. Crawford was a prominent clubwoman and was intimate with the leading social workers of both races.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'm neither a playwright, an agent nor a clubwoman!
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He may be neither an agent, a playwright nor a clubwoman, but he certainly...
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Mary Wood, a clubwoman and later a historian, explains the spirit of emancipation at the heart of those clubs and the role the Renaissance held in fostering this spirit:
Fiction book (1994) -
Helen Arnstein was interested in going to college after finishing high school during the 1890s in San Francisco, but her mother, an inveterate reader and active clubwoman, preferred Helen to stay home.
Academic text (2002) -
As a dedicated clubwoman, she organized charity events to support local families in need.
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The clubwoman spent her afternoons volunteering at the community center, helping to organize social activities for the elderly.
Synonyms
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1.4
A person who belongs to a club or group
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3.5
A person who belongs to a sports or social club
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Etymology
Clubwoman is a simple compound of club and woman. Club here means a 'group of people who meet for a social, community, or charity purpose', so a clubwoman is a woman who is an active member of such a group.