spokeswomann.

Brit.

/ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən/

Etymology: Compare spokesman n.

A woman who speaks for another or others; a female advocate or representative; a woman speaker.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who speaks for or on behalf of another > woman

prolocutrix1612

spokeswoman1654

spokeslady1936

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. i. 173 I know not how he had wonne upon my wenches, They were his spokes-women, and high Abetters.

1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked lxxix. §738 After hee hath set his affection upon som woman..(either by himself, or by a spokesman, or spokeswoman) hee is called a Wooer.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 231 ‘Did ye ever see the foul thief?’ asked her neighbour. ‘Na!’ replied the other spokeswoman.

1840 P. D. Hardy Holy Wells Irel. 25 A most unexpected proposal, which the spokeswoman..undertook to make.

1890 Athenæum 11 Oct. 476/3 She [Mrs. Henry Wood] is emphatically the spokes~woman of the middle class.

1974 Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 28 Apr. 5- a/8 A hospital spokeswoman said Mrs. Agnew had scheduled her visit and was receiving routine care.

1976 Film & Television Technician Nov. 7/4 ‘The arguments against racism have to take place at a local level, they can't be imposed from above,’ said a spokeswoman from Transport House.

1979 Guardian 23 Jan. 1/8 A spokeswoman..said the response from members yesterday was ‘phenomenal’.

Derivatives

ˈspokesˌwomanship n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who speaks for or on behalf of another > woman > position of

spokeswomanship1894

1894 Saintsbury in Sat. Rev. 3 Mar. 230 The spokes~womanship of the Flower and the Leaf can no more decide the point than any other dramatic or poetic assumption of character by this or another bard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spokeswoman
释义	spokeswomann. Brit. /ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈspoʊksˌwʊmən/ Etymology: Compare spokesman n. A woman who speaks for another or others; a female advocate or representative; a woman speaker. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who speaks for or on behalf of another > woman prolocutrix1612 spokeswoman1654 spokeslady1936 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. i. 173 I know not how he had wonne upon my wenches, They were his spokes-women, and high Abetters. 1656 tr. J. A. Comenius Latinæ Linguæ Janua Reserata: Gate Lat. Tongue Unlocked lxxix. §738 After hee hath set his affection upon som woman..(either by himself, or by a spokesman, or spokeswoman) hee is called a Wooer. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 231 ‘Did ye ever see the foul thief?’ asked her neighbour. ‘Na!’ replied the other spokeswoman. 1840 P. D. Hardy Holy Wells Irel. 25 A most unexpected proposal, which the spokeswoman..undertook to make. 1890 Athenæum 11 Oct. 476/3 She [Mrs. Henry Wood] is emphatically the spokes~woman of the middle class. 1974 Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 28 Apr. 5- a/8 A hospital spokeswoman said Mrs. Agnew had scheduled her visit and was receiving routine care. 1976 Film & Television Technician Nov. 7/4 ‘The arguments against racism have to take place at a local level, they can't be imposed from above,’ said a spokeswoman from Transport House. 1979 Guardian 23 Jan. 1/8 A spokeswoman..said the response from members yesterday was ‘phenomenal’. Derivatives ˈspokesˌwomanship n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who speaks for or on behalf of another > woman > position of spokeswomanship1894 1894 Saintsbury in Sat. Rev. 3 Mar. 230 The spokes~womanship of the Flower and the Leaf can no more decide the point than any other dramatic or poetic assumption of character by this or another bard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654
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