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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTWOMEN

postwomen  [ˈpəʊstwɪmɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTWOMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Postwomen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POSTWOMEN


anchorwomen
ˈæŋkəˌwɪmɪn
batwomen
ˈbætˌwɪmɪn
camerawomen
ˈkæmərəˌwɪmɪn
churchwomen
ˈtʃɜːtʃˌwɪmɪn
committeewomen
kəˈmɪtɪˌwɪmɪn
jurywomen
ˈdʒʊərɪˌwɪmɪn
markswomen
ˈmɑːkswɪmɪn
needlewomen
ˈniːdlwɪmɪn
patrolwomen
pəˈtrəʊlˌwɪmɪn
policewomen
pəˈliːswɪmɪn
saleswomen
ˈseɪlzˌwɪmɪn
servicewomen
ˈsɜːvɪsˌwɪmɪn
stateswomen
ˈsteɪtsˌwɪmɪn
superwomen
ˈsuːpərˌwɪmɪn
townswomen
ˈtaʊnzˌwɪmɪn
tribeswomen
ˈtraɪbzˌwɪmɪn
washwomen
ˈwɒʃwɪmɪn
wimmin
ˈwɪmɪn
women
ˈwɪmɪn
workingwomen
ˈwɜːkɪŋˌwɪmɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTWOMEN

postulationally
postulator
postulatory
postulatum
postural
posture
posturer
posturing
posturise
posturize
postvaccinal
postvaccination
postvagotomy
postvasectomy
postviral fatigue syndrome
postviral syndrome
postvocalic
postweaning
postwoman
postworkshop

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTWOMEN

abdomen
business women
charwomen
clanswomen
clubwomen
congresswomen
councilwomen
Englishwomen
fancy women
gentlewomen
laywomen
madwomen
newspaperwomen
newswomen
noblewomen
scarlet women
spokeswomen
sportswomen
washerwomen
well-women
Welshwomen

Synonyms and antonyms of postwomen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «postwomen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTWOMEN

Find out the translation of postwomen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of postwomen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «postwomen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

postwomen
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

postwomen
570 millions of speakers

English

postwomen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

postwomen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

postwomen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

postwomen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

postwomen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

postwomen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

postières
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Postwomen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

postwomen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

postwomen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

postwomen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Postwomen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

postwomen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

postwomen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्टोवमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

postwomen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

postine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

postwomen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

postwomen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

postwomen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

PostWomen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

postwomen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

postwomen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

postwomen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of postwomen

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTWOMEN»

The term «postwomen» is used very little and occupies the 183.479 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTWOMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «postwomen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «postwomen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about postwomen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTWOMEN»

Discover the use of postwomen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to postwomen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Women workers and the trade union movement
One man said that he did not want to see women on his shop floor and threatened that if postwomen were introduced he would walk out. Another, whilst not threatening to walk out, equally wanted to exclude women from the Postman Grade by ...
Sarah Boston, 1980
2
The Gender-technology Relation: Contemporary Theory and Research
... if the essentialist models of technology are correct then it should have done. The second, similar, example relates to the British Post Office in the 1930s. There were, at the time, no urban postwomen, nor any full-time postwomen anywhere ...
Keith Grint, Rosalind Gill, 1995
3
Herta Müller
The obsessions are shared with 'normal' and functional women such as Amalie, Katharina, and the postwomen. Arnalie's and Katharina's fixation on crystal glass and the postwomen's alcoholism are paralleled by the obsessions and ...
Brigid Haines, Lyn Marven, 2013
4
Social Division
The response of the Union of Postal Workers to the enforced end of pay discrimination was to define postwomen "as a supplement to the male labour force". Men were hired preferentially, and on preferential security, to a job with equal pay.
Alan H. Carling, 1991
5
Social Service Diary Std.VIII
What are the other functions of the Post Office? Ans. 5. What are the duties of a postman? Ans. 8. Did you find any women as postwomen? Ans. 7. Describe the uniform of postmen and postwomen? Ans. 8. A postman's job is very important.
Smt.Panna Adhvaryu,Smt.Jyotsna Mehta & Smt.Saroj Patel
6
IDS Brief
To recap, until shortly before the SD Act came in postwomen could only hold ' temporary' appointments which meant that their service didn't count for seniority purposes. The temporary grade for postmen, from which they usually moved quite ...
‎1978
7
The China Monthly Review
How- the most recent new occupation of women — postwomen, or girl mail deliverers as the postoffice calls them is still attracting plenty of attention from Peking residents. 1 On March 12 seven young girls -- in new green uniforms, riding- on ...
‎1950
8
New South Wales law reports
Until September I975 it employed temporary postwomen but no permanent postwomen. After September I975 temporary postwomen were permitted to become full-time postwomen. Their seniority, which was important for various purposes, ...
‎1988
9
Awards
Auxiliary Postmen and Postwomen are employed for not less than I2 hours a week if they are attached to Head Offices or Salaried Sub-Offices, and for not less than 18 hours a week in other cases. The maximum dutgr is 36 hours a week.
Great Britain. Industrial Court, 1937
10
Jin ri you zheng
Necessary Enactment of Animal Confinement Laws for the Protection of Motorcycling Postmen and Postwomen at Work. For the protection of postmen and postwomen on the motorcycle on their way to collect or deliver mail, it is incumbent ...
‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTWOMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term postwomen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dog owners warned to be vigilant during holidays
Figures obtained by the Royal Mail revealed around 336 Scottish postmen and postwomen were also attacked between April last year and ... «Helensburgh Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
Life-saving Peebles postie to meet the Queen
Morag Turnbull, a spokeswoman for the Royal Mail, said: “We are very proud of all postmen and postwomen. They are the ones on the ground ... «Peeblesshire News, Jun 15»
3
Retro: Sheffield's wartime women posties
... to right back row: Mabel, Lily, Elsie, ? Front: Mattie and Amy Submitted by Ray Hill 24 Greenfield Road, S65 3NX Postmen and Postwomen ... «The Star, Jun 15»
4
TANGEDCO seeks banks' help to promote online payment
To encourage more postal customers to use the facility, the department plans to canvass about the service through postmen and postwomen. «The Hindu, Jun 15»
5
Postal department to tie up with online retailers
In Chennai and its suburbs, about nearly 2,300 postmen, postwomen and gram dak sevaks (who are part-time staff members) attached to 110 ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
6
Royal Mail boss awarded 13 per cent pay hike despite workforce cull
“During that time the majority of our postmen and postwomen have seen salary increases totalling slightly more than this percentage.”. «Express.co.uk, May 15»
7
At World City, an all-women post office
Postwomen are ready to cover the large distances between IT companies to ... But, in Mahindra World City post office, two postwomen will be ... «The Hindu, May 15»
8
City Gets All-women Delivery Post Office
“The all women post office near Ethiraj College had women doing only counter operations. But in Mahindra World City we have two postwomen ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
9
Britain's oldest poppy seller found dead in Avon Gorge
Friends said Mrs Cooke, who worked as a postwomen for 17 years, had been affected badly by the loss of £250 in cash she sent to a relative in ... «Channel 4 News, May 15»
10
Dog bites postwoman in two attacks in Telford
Shame for the owner as he obviously has tried to help the situation, but why did the postwomen go near the gate if the dog was there (lack of ... «shropshirestar.com, May 15»

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