workingwoman

/wˈɜkɪŋwˌʊmən/ noun

A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour

Word Origin 'Workingwoman' is a straightforward compound: 'working' (from 'work') + 'woman.' The 'work' part goes back to Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, meaning to make or operate, from PIE *werg- (to do). 'Woman' itself is a fascinating word: it comes from Old English 'wīfmann', literally 'wife-man' or 'female person.' So a workingwoman is a female person who works. The same roots give us 'worker,' 'homework,' 'womanly,' and 'midwife.'

noun A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour countable

She was a hardworking workingwoman who supported her family through factory work.

(名词) 女劳工;女工

她是一位勤劳的女工,通过工厂工作养活家人。

(sustantivo) obrera; trabajadora; jornalera; operaria [Una mujer que trabaja a cambio de un pago, especialmente una que realiza trabajo manual]

Era una obrera trabajadora que mantenía a su familia con el trabajo en la fábrica.

(nom) ouvrière; travailleuse; salariée [Femme qui travaille en échange d'un salaire, particulièrement lorsqu'elle effectue un travail manuel.]

C'était une travailleuse acharnée qui subvenait aux besoins de sa famille grâce à son emploi à l'usine.

(Substantiv) Arbeiterin; Lohnarbeiterin [eine Frau, die gegen Bezahlung arbeitet, insbesondere eine Arbeiterin, die körperliche Arbeit verrichtet.]

Sie war eine fleißige **workingwoman**, die ihre Familie mit Fabrikarbeit ernährte.

(名詞) 賃金を得るために働く女性。特に肉体労働を行う女性を指す。

彼女は工場での仕事を通じて家族を支えた、勤勉な働く女性だった。

(substantivo) operária; trabalhadora; obreira [Mulher que trabalha em troca de pagamento, especialmente uma que realiza trabalho manual.]

Ela era uma operária trabalhadora que sustentava sua família com o trabalho na fábrica.

Word parts: work + ing + woman

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