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woman US English

an adult human female

-woman US English

in nouns denoting

woman in Renaissance man (or woman) US English

a person with many talents or areas of knowledge

old woman US English

a person’s mother, wife, or girlfriend

one-woman US English

involving, done, or operated by only one woman

fancy woman US English

a married man’s mistress

inner woman US English

a woman’s soul or mind

other woman US English

the lover of a married or similarly attached man

outer woman US English

a woman’s body or physical needs and desires

well woman US English

denoting a clinic or other establishment providing health advice and check-ups for problems specific to women

wise woman US English

a woman considered to be knowledgeable in matters such as herbal healing, magic charms, or other traditional lore

woman-hater US English

a person who hates women; a misogynist

woman to woman in woman US English

in a direct and frank way between two women

conjure woman US English

a sorceress, especially one who practices voodoo

scarlet woman US English

a notoriously promiscuous or immoral woman

woman-hating US English

having or showing an intense dislike of women; misogynistic

my good woman in woman US English

a patronizing form of address to a woman

be one's own man or woman in own US English

act independently and with confidence

the little woman in woman US English

a condescending way of referring to a man’s wife

woman of letters in woman US English

a female scholar or author

man or woman of the world in world US English

a person who is experienced in the ways of sophisticated society

battered woman syndrome US English

the set of symptoms, injuries, and signs of mistreatment seen in a woman who has been repeatedly abused by a husband or other male figure

woman of the streets in woman US English

used euphemistically to refer to a prostitute

a man/woman of his/her word in word US English

a person who keeps their promises

make an honest woman of in honest US English

marry a woman, especially to avoid scandal if she is pregnant

reasonable woman standard US English

a guideline for determining what constitutes sexual harassment, based on suppositions about what a reasonable woman would find objectionable

woman of the bedchamber US English

(in the UK) a female attendant to the queen or queen mother, ranking in the royal household below lady of the bedchamber

penwoman US English

a woman who writes with a specified degree of skill

you can't keep a good man or woman down in keep US English

a competent person will always recover well from setbacks or problems

beggarman (or beggarwoman) US English

a person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food

spaceman US English

a male astronaut

spacewoman US English

a female astronaut

transwoman US English

a male-to-female transsexual

washerwoman US English

a woman whose occupation is washing clothes

countryman US English

a person living or born in a rural area, especially one engaged in a typically rural occupation

countrywoman US English

a woman living or born in a rural area, especially one engaged in a typically rural occupation

lollipop woman in lollipop lady (also lollipop woman or man) US English

a woman (or man) who is employed to help children cross the road safely near a school by holding up a circular sign on a pole to stop the traffic

servingman US English

a male servant or attendant

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned in hell US English

a woman who has been rejected by a man can be ferociously angry and vindictive

woman of color in person of color (also man of color, woman of color) US English

a person who is not white or of European parentage

person of color (also man of color, woman of color) US English

a person who is not white or of European parentage

woman English-French

femme f

woman English-Italian

donna f

one-woman English-Italian

it's a one-woman outfit