woman of color

noun

plural women of color

: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race

… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.

—Steve Peoples

In reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.

—Anna Bloom

Examples of woman of color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite years of progress, women—especially women of color—still face persistent wage gaps in entertainment and beyond. —Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

The relationship between mother and daughter was breached–particularly involving an area of great importance and sensitivity for women of color: their hair. —Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Apr. 2025

The gap for women of color was five times wider than the disparity for white women, the analysis found. —Tyler Whetstone, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025

And, crucially, this pay gap is far worse for women of color. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for woman of color

• bicolor
• concolor
• discolor
• tricolor
• colour
• culler
• duller
• multicolor
• technicolor
• unicolor
• versicolor
• watercolor