Definition of "workingwoman" [workingwoman]

• A woman who works for wages. (noun)

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• "She was a New Woman, that still unusual amalgamation of homemaker and workingwoman: days filled with job, volunteering and clubs, homemaking skills honed down to the bare minimum."
• "She might be a workingwoman, a volunteer, a mom, or part of all of these."
• "I suppose we should have quotas on how many kids a workingwoman can have."