"draftswoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: draftswomen [plural], draftwoman [alternative], draughtswoman [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English draft English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English draftswoman From draft + -s- + -woman. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|draft|-s-|-woman|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English draft English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English draftswoman [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*wīb", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "wīf", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mon-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*mann-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "wīfmann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "womman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-woman", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-woman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "draftswoman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="draftswoman"> From draft + -s- + -woman. Head templates: {{en-noun|draftswomen}} draftswoman (plural draftswomen)
  1. A woman employed in making drawings.
    Sense id: en-draftswoman-en-noun-l~U4-f~h Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -woman Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -woman: 52 48
  2. A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
    Sense id: en-draftswoman-en-noun-szEIiuzQ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, English terms suffixed with -woman, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -woman: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 28 72 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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