yachtswoman

[ yots-woo m-uh n ]
/ ˈyɒtsˌwʊm ən /

noun, plural yachts·wom·en.

a woman who owns or sails a yacht, or who is devoted to yachting.

Origin of yachtswoman

First recorded in 1885–90; yacht + 's1 + -woman

usage note for yachtswoman

See -woman.

Words nearby yachtswoman

yacht chair, yacht club, yachtie, yachting, yachtsman, yachtswoman, yack, yackety-yak, yad, yad vashem, yada-yada-yada

Example sentences from the Web for yachtswoman

  • She is a golfer, a yachtswoman, fond of sport generally, and withal a charming hostess.

    Christopher Quarles |Percy James Brebner

  • I soon discovered that the lady had been something of a yachtswoman, and seemed perfectly at home on the heaving ocean.

    Atchoo! |George Niblo