Home › Words › I › ironwomanironwomanironwoman · noun — an extremely tough and strong female athlete.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom iron + woman.nounAn extremely tough and strong female athlete.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ironperson 81% match — An ironman or ironwoman. vs ironwoman →waterwoman 63% match — A female waterman. vs ironwoman →warrioress 60% match — A female warrior. vs ironwoman →amazon 58% match — A tall, strong, athletic woman. vs ironwoman →fighteress 56% match — A female fighter. vs ironwoman →superheroine 55% match — A heroine with supernatural powers; a female superhero vs ironwoman →gladiatress 54% match — A female gladiator. vs ironwoman →ultratough 54% match — Extremely tough; of utmost toughness. vs ironwoman →