utility woman
- noun
- /juːˈtɪləti ˈwʊmən/
- US
:
trabajadora polivalente
- As a utility woman, she covered for absent staff and filled gaps in multiple departments.
Examples
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The company hired a utility woman to handle various tasks.
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The company values a good utility woman who is adaptable and willing to take on new challenges.
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Maria was hired as the team's utility woman, ready to assist wherever she was needed.
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Many utility women are skilled in multiple areas.
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As a utility woman, she covered for absent staff and filled gaps in multiple departments.
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Maria was hired as the team's utility woman, ready to assist wherever she was needed.
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The company values a good utility woman who is adaptable and willing to take on new challenges.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who fixes and takes care of public services like power and water
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5.2
A person who does many different jobs and fills in when needed
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5.3
A woman who fixes things and does small jobs around the house
A woman who does small tasks like repairs or gardening
How Versatile
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a female worker who can perform various tasks' is directly derivable from combining 'utility' (useful/versatile) with 'woman' (an adult female). This is a regular compositional adjective+noun pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Utility woman as a job name comes from the image of a woman with many tools who can help in different tasks. So a utility woman is a worker hired to 'do many jobs' and fill gaps where needed.