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landswoman

landswoman

8.9
A woman who lives and works on a farm or in the countryside
  • noun
  • /ˈlændzˌwʊmən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : campesina
  • Unlike her seafaring relatives, she considered herself a true landswoman.

Examples

  • The documentary followed a landswoman balancing rural work and community life.

  • The landswoman tended to her garden every morning.

  • As a proud landswoman, she took great care of her family farm.

  • Many landswomen in rural areas grow their own food.

  • As a proud landswoman, she took great care of her family farm.

  • The documentary followed a landswoman balancing rural work and community life.

  • Unlike her seafaring relatives, she considered herself a true landswoman.

Synonyms

landwoman
vslandswoman
8.1

A woman who lives on and works a farm growing crops or caring for animals

is broader, defined by contrast with those who work at sea
countrywoman
vslandswoman
4.0

A woman who lives in the countryside

focuses on both living and working on land rather than just residence

Antonyms

seaman
59 2.8

A person who works on a ship as a crew member below the officers

How Land-Based

farmer
898 1.0
landswoman
  • Archaic
8.9
sailor
78 2.3

Surface Forms

landswoman singular
landswomen plural

Morphology

landswoman = land + woman (transparent) = land + woman

The compound 'land' + 'woman' directly yields 'a woman associated with the land (not the sea)', which a learner familiar with the components can readily infer.

Etymology

Landswoman comes from land ('ground' or 'country') + woman, so it literally means a woman of the land who lives and works on farms or in the countryside rather than at sea.