English → Latin
“work-woman” in Latin
operāriuslabouring, workingpuellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wife
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
work-woman
operaria (Plaut., facete). If = needle-woman, puella or mulier quae acu victum quaeritat (Vid: Ter., Andr., 1, 1, 48): *femina acu opus faciens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for work-woman?
- The usual Latin words for “work-woman” are operārius, puella. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.