spokeswoman

Related to spokeswoman: spokesperson

spokes·wom·an

(spōks′wo͝om′ən)

A woman who speaks on behalf of another or others.

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spokes•wom•an

(ˈspoʊksˌwʊm ən)

n., pl. -wom•en.

a woman who speaks for another or for a group.

[1645–55]

usage: See -woman.

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Noun

spokeswoman - a female spokesperson

spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

spokeswoman

noun

A person who speaks on behalf of another or others:

mouth, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson.

Informal: mouthpiece.

Translations

...مُتَحدِّثَةٌ بِاسْمِ

mluvčí

talskvinde

Sprecherin Wortführerin

edustaja

glasnogovornica

スポークスウーマン

여지 대변인

tiskovna predstavnica

kvinnlig talesman

โฆษกหญิง

sözcü

người phát ngôn nữ

女发言人

spokeswoman

[ˈspəʊkswʊmən] N (spokeswomen (pl)) → portavoz f, vocero f (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spokeswoman

[ˈspəʊkswʊmən] n → porte-parole f inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spokeswoman

n pl <-women> → Sprecherin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

spokeswoman

[ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən] n (-women (pl)) → portavoce f inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

spokeswoman

→ ...مُتَحدِّثَةٌ بِاسْمِ mluvčí talskvinde Sprecherin εκπρόσωπος τύπου portavoz edustaja porte-parole glasnogovornica portavoce スポークスウーマン 여지 대변인 woordvoerster talskvinne rzeczniczka porta-voz представительница kvinnlig talesman โฆษกหญิง sözcü người phát ngôn nữ 女发言人

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'Ah!' said the spokeswoman, 'I wish you'd give her a little of your advice, Mrs Jiniwin'--Mrs Quilp had been a Miss Jiniwin it should be observed--'nobody knows better than you, ma'am, what us women owe to ourselves.'

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