Englishwoman

noun

En·​glish·​wom·​an ˈiŋ-glish-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce Englishwoman (audio)
ˈiŋ-lish-
: a woman of English birth, nationality, or origin

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The Englishwoman so far has a record of 10W-0L-1D. The U.S. will face Iceland again in Sunday’s friendly in Nashville, Tennessee before concluding the international window against Argentina in Louisville, Kentucky three days later. Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 Their founding leader, an Englishwoman named Ann Lee, preached Quaker ideals, like pacifism and gender equality, but added collective ownership, a work ethic to embarrass Balzac, and, trickiest of all for a utopia trying to grow, celibacy. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 The most influential of these admirers is Julia Griffiths, an Englishwoman who serves as editor and fundraiser for Douglass’ fledgling newspaper, The North Star. Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024 Slated to film in the United Kingdom, France, Scandinavia and Portugal in 2025, the project’s logline is as follows: On the eve of the French Revolution, an impoverished young Englishwoman makes the bold decision to leave her life according to the ideals of the enlightenment. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2024 Rupert Murdoch tapped Keith Poole (The Sun and The Daily Mail) to edit The New York Post in 2021, the same year that The Associated Press named an Englishwoman, Daisy Veerasingham, as its chief executive. Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024 Although Auden and Spender are nominally the book’s centerpieces, perhaps the most compelling figure to animate The Last Englishmen is an Englishwoman who connected with them both. Maya Jasanoff, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018 The Englishwoman delivered, deploying a new back three system that enabled the Canucks to comfortably control their matches while posing a significant attacking threat. Neel Shelat, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Last year there was the frazzled Englishwoman, 2020 had cottagecore, and, reaching into the very distant past (2019), there were VSCO girls. Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Englishwoman was in the 15th century

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“Englishwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Englishwoman. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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Englishwoman

noun
En·​glish·​wom·​an ˈiŋ-glish-ˌwu̇m-ən How to pronounce Englishwoman (audio)
: a woman born or living in England
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