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1 9.9
To put women in a job to do the work
  • verb
  • /ˈwʊmən/
translation icon : dotar de mujeres
  • The organizers decided to woman the event with experienced female volunteers.

Examples

  • During the festival, she will woman the information booth to assist visitors.

  • Plainly put, if she decided to run in 2012, she would beat him again; she just has to woman up and run.

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  • Don't you woman me, Bernard.

  • We done got out-Blacked and out-womaned, all in one go.

  • Well, I can't leave the store unmanned, un-womaned.

  • They chose to woman the construction site with skilled female workers.

Idioms

To marry a woman, often after a romantic or sexual relationship, to make the relationship legal and respected

Compounds

519 1.0

A female person in her teens or twenties

293 1.0

A woman who is past middle age

282 1.0

A woman who has dark skin and whose family comes from Africa

45 1.0

A woman who has light skin and usually comes from Europe

14 5.7

Only one woman takes part

14 3.2

A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory

9 3.5

A woman who focuses mainly on her job, often putting work before family

A woman who is not married

wise woman
  • Literature
8 7.4

A woman who knows a lot about people and herbs and people trust for advice

A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly

6 2.8

A woman who is romantically or sexually attracted to other women

honest woman
  • Archaic
6 9.1

A woman who lives with a man and then marries him after getting pregnant

A woman who serves in the army or navy

loose woman
  • Offensive
2 8.5

A woman who has many sexual partners and is judged by others

2 9.9

A small plant with grey leaves often grown in gardens

wild woman
  • Offensive
2 7.8

A woman who does not follow normal social rules and is often avoided by others

woman hater
  • Offensive
2 8.1

A person who strongly dislikes women

An ordinary woman who is not famous and says what many people think

comfort woman
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II

hit woman
  • NSFW
1 9.1

A woman who is paid to kill people, often using a gun

1 5.3

A woman admired for her strong religious faith and kind actions

kept woman
  • NSFW
1 8.4

A woman who a lover pays for, often when he is married to someone else

con woman
  • Slang
1 7.9

A woman who tricks people into giving her money or valuable things by gaining their trust

1 9.5

A woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who supports her financially

1 8.0

A woman who plays the serious partner in a comedy duo and gives lines to the funny performer

1 3.7

A wife who runs the household while her husband earns money

1 5.1

A woman who speaks very little and seems thoughtful

1 6.7

A woman from long ago who lived in caves and used simple tools

conjure woman
  • Literature
1 9.9

A woman who uses folk magic to heal and help people

A woman who serves in the military but is not an officer

A woman who fixes things and looks after equipment in a building

1 2.8

A woman who collects and takes away trash from homes and streets

publicity woman
  • Archaic
1 5.8

A woman who works to get news about someone or their company in the media

A woman who helps a leader closely and can be trusted

1 4.1

A woman who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in movies or on TV

A woman who works as a religious leader in the Christian church

barrow-woman
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who sells fruit and vegetables from a small cart in a street market

A woman who has part of her body replaced or helped by machines, often in science fiction

A woman who often puts her company before her coworkers

A woman who gains people's trust to trick them out of money

A woman who lives away from other people and lacks usual social skills

8.5

A woman who acts as the public face to hide real leaders or illegal actions

A woman who watches for danger or police and warns others

A woman who stops traffic to help children cross near a school

A pattern in news reporting that gives much more attention to missing white women than to other missing people

muscle woman
  • Slang
8.6

A woman paid to protect someone or to scare people

G-woman
  • Archaic
9.5

A woman who works as a special agent for the FBI

hatchet woman
  • Literature
9.6

A woman hired to do unpleasant, tough jobs like firing people for someone in power

A woman who works on a farm or ranch for pay

A woman who works in the military at sea

8.6

A woman who manages and prepares the things actors use on stage

A woman who works for a train company

railway woman
  • Archaic
3.1

A woman who works on trains or at stations

red woman
  • Slur
9.9

An insulting word for a Native American woman

remittance woman
  • Offensive
9.9

A woman who lives abroad and gets regular money from a family that did not accept her

6.5

A woman who does small tasks like repairs or gardening

6.8

A woman who owns or runs oil wells as a business

A woman who enjoys outdoor activities like hiking or camping

A woman who always supports her political party and its leaders

point woman
  • Informal
7.2

A woman who goes first to lead a group, often in dangerous places

4.6

A woman who helps a company or person manage their public image and deal with the media

A woman who repairs machines or household appliances

A woman who enjoys outdoor sports and activities

9.9

A woman who robs shops or banks by threatening people with a gun

A woman whose name is used to hide the true owner of something

T-woman
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who works as a special agent for the United States Treasury

utility woman
  • Jargon
8.3

A female baseball player who can play several positions

7.4

A female worker who does different jobs when needed

9.7

A woman who has sex for money or who lives on the streets

woman-worship
  • Archaic
9.3

To admire and respect women very much

woman of ill fame
  • Offensive
9.8

A woman known for having a bad reputation because of her sexual life

9.0

A woman who people think badly of because of her sex life

woman chaser
  • Offensive
7.9

A man who keeps trying to start romantic or sexual relationships with women in a pushy way

Surface Forms

woman infinitive
womaned past
womaned past participle
womaning present participle
womans third person singular

Etymology

Woman as a verb was formed from the noun by the same idea as the verb man, as in 'to man a post', so to woman something is to 'staff it with women'.