committeewoman

[ kuh-mit-ee-woo m-uh n ]
/ kəˈmɪt iˌwʊm ən /

noun, plural com·mit·tee·wom·en.

a woman serving as a member of a committee.
a woman who is the leader of a political ward or precinct.

Origin of committeewoman

First recorded in 1850–55; committee + woman

usage note for committeewoman

See -woman.

Words nearby committeewoman

committee of one, committee of the whole, committee of the whole house, committeeman, committeeperson, committeewoman, commix, commixture, commo, commode, commodify