zoowoman, n.

zoowoman
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Revised 2017

# zoowomannoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoowoman mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoowoman. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### Where does the noun zoowoman come from?

Earliest known use

1930s

The earliest known use of the noun zoowoman is in the 1930s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoowoman is from 1930, in Time.

### Nearby entries

1. zootomist, n. 1663–
2. zootomy, n. 1663–
3. zootoxin, n. 1906–
4. zootrophy, n. 1877–
5. zoot suit, n. 1942–
6. zoot-suited, adj. 1942–
7. zoot-suiter, n. 1942–
8. zooty, adj. 1942–
9. zootype, n. 1883–
10. zootypic, adj. 1853–
11. zoowoman, n.1930–
12. zooxanthella, n. 1882–
13. zooxanthellate, adj. & n. 1981–
14. zooxanthin, n. 1868–
15. zoozygosphere, n. 1880–
16. zope, n. 1880–
17. zophoric, adj. 1728–
18. zophorus | zoophorus, n. 1563–
19. zopilote, n. 1787–
20. zopissa, n. 1601–
21. zoppa, adj. 1740–

## Meaning & use

rare.

1. 1930–
   A woman who works in, manages, or is associated with a zoo; a female zookeeper or animal handler.
   1. 1930

      > Conspicuous among the zoomen was the only zoowoman in the world.

      Time 13 October 33/2
   2. 1995

      > An even better-known zoo woman was Belle Benchley of San Diego.

      M. W. Rossiter, Before Affirmative Action 246
   3. 2012

      > The zoo woman told me that the three cats that died there had bacterial or viral infections.

      B. Richards, World Without Cats 129
   1. menagerist 1850–
      A keeper of a menagerie.
   2. zooman 1871–
      A person (esp. a man) who works in, manages, or is associated with a zoo; a male zookeeper; an animal handler.
   3. zookeeper 1886–
      A person responsible for taking care of the animals in a zoo; (sometimes also) the owner, director, or person in overall charge of a zoo.
   4. zoowoman 1930–
      A woman who works in, manages, or is associated with a zoo; a female zookeeper or animal handler.
   View in Historical Thesaurus

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo, n.

zoo, n. was revised in June 2017.