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plainswoman

plainswoman

9.4
A woman who lives on open grasslands, especially the Great Plains
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪnzˌwʊmən/
  • US
translation icon : mujer de las llanuras
  • The novel tells the story of a plainswoman and her family's struggles during a drought.

Examples

  • The plainswoman rode her horse across the vast fields.

  • As a plainswoman, she knew how to survive the harsh winters of the Midwest.

  • Proud to be a plainswoman, she often spoke of the beauty of endless grasslands.

  • Many plainswomen gather at the annual rodeo festival.

  • As a proud plainswoman, she embraced the vast landscapes of the Great Plains.

  • The plainswoman expertly managed her ranch, surrounded by miles of open grasslands.

  • Growing up as a plainswoman, she learned to appreciate the beauty of the rolling hills and wide skies.

Surface Forms

plainswoman singular
plainswomen plural

Morphology

plainswoman = plains + woman (transparent) = plains + woman

The meaning is directly composed from 'plains' + 'woman' so a learner can infer 'a woman from the plains'.

Etymology

The word plainswoman is simply plains + woman, where plains means 'wide, flat land' like the Great Plains and woman means an adult female. So, a plainswoman is a woman who lives in those open grasslands.