"railwaywoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: railwaywomen [plural]
Etymology: railway + woman Etymology templates: {{compound|en|railway|woman}} railway + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|railwaywomen}} railwaywoman (plural railwaywomen)
  1. (rail transport) A woman who works on a railway. Categories (topical): Female people, Occupations, Rail transportation Translations (woman who works on a railway — see also railwayman): железничарка (železničarka) [feminine] (Macedonian), feroviară [feminine] (Romanian), ferroviaria [feminine] (Spanish), залізни́чниця (zaliznýčnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-railwaywoman-en-noun-mBSKPDEy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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