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

Examples of Englishwoman in a Sentence

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Outlander blends historical fiction, action, and, yes, romance to tell the story of former World War II combat nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), an Englishwoman who inadvertently travels through time and falls in love with an 18th-century Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024 The only catch is that cricket is a British game, so Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) sets out to assemble a team and learn the game, with the help with Englishwoman Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley) behind her brother’s back (Paul Blackthorne). Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024 The Englishwoman already has two top 10s this season and she’s had several close calls in major championships. Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 18 Apr. 2024 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

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 29 Dec. 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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