railway woman
- noun
- Archaic
:
mujer ferroviaria
- The railway woman helped passengers with their luggage.
Examples
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The railway woman greeted passengers as they boarded the morning train.
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Many railway women have played crucial roles in the industry.
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As a railway woman, she worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of the tracks.
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Several railway women were honored at the ceremony for outstanding service.
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The railway woman greeted passengers as they boarded the morning train.
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Several railway women were honored at the ceremony for outstanding service.
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Many railway women have played crucial roles in the industry.
Synonyms
A woman who works for a train company
A woman who works on a railway, often operating trains or machines
A woman who works on a train helping passengers and keeping them safe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a woman who works as an employee of a railway' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'railway' (the train company/network) with 'woman' (an adult female), forming a simple noun-modifier indicating affiliation or occupation. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Railway woman comes from the literal joining of railway, meaning the tracks and trains, and woman. Imagine a woman in uniform on the platform helping passengers and keeping trains safe, so it means 'a woman who works for the railway'.
