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spacewoman

spacewoman

6.5
A woman trained to travel and work in space as a crew member
  • noun
  • /ˈspeɪsˌwʊmən/
translation icon : astronauta
  • The spacewoman conducted experiments on the international space station during her mission.

Examples

  • The documentary featured a spacewoman who shared her experiences of living in zero gravity.

  • As a trained spacewoman, she was selected to join the crew on the next lunar expedition.

  • It just isn't safe to send the spaceman or spacewoman... and in a way, they are right.

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Surface Forms

spacewoman singular
spacewomen plural

Morphology

spacewoman = space + woman (transparent) = space + woman

Formed by a straightforward compound 'space' + 'woman' meaning a woman who travels or works in space, which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Spacewoman is made from the simple English parts space and woman. Here space means 'outer space' and woman means 'an adult female', so a spacewoman is a woman trained to travel and work beyond Earth.