dairywoman

[ dair-ee-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural dair·y·wom·en.

1. a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.

Gender Note

Is it dairywoman or dairyperson? See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dairywoman¹

First recorded in 1600–10; dairy + -woman

Example Sentences

I tended the stall of a dairywoman, who was too fine a lady to get up so early.

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At that time Tatiana was not in her master's house, but living with a married sister, the dairywoman, in a separate hut.

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They must have heard what an excellent dairywoman I am, and things like that, but how they heard I cannot surmise unless John has been telling.

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Madge is the dairywoman, and the sempstress.

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There was Uncle Nathan, the butler, whose wife was Aunt Susan, the dairywoman; Uncle Davy, the shoemaker; Saul, the blacksmith; Mingo, the old body servant of Colonel Carroll; Fortune, the coachman, etc., etc.—all very powerful men.

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