ombudswoman
[ om-buh dz-woo m-uh n, -boo dz-, awm- ]
/ ˈɒm bədzˌwʊm ən, -bʊdz-, ˈɔm- /
noun, plural om·buds·wom·en.
a woman employed to investigate complaints against government or institutional officials, employers, etc.
Origin of ombudswoman
First recorded in 1960–65;
ombuds(man) +
-woman
usage note for ombudswoman
See
-woman.
Words nearby ombudswoman
ombrophilous,
ombrophobous,
ombu,
ombudsman,
ombudsperson,
ombudswoman,
omdurman,
omega,
omega baryon,
omega meson,
omega minus