wheelwoman

English

Etymology

From wheel +‎ -woman.

Noun

wheelwoman (plural wheelwomen)

  1. (dated) A female cyclist.
    Coordinate term: wheelman
    • 1897, American Architect and Architecture, volumes 57-58, page 51:
      Many wheelmen and wheelwomen, riding safeties, tandems and tricycles, stopped there during the evening and we had good opportunity for comparing American and English bicycles […]
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