(UK, colloquial, now, _, historical) A female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.
(UK, colloquial, now, _, historical) A female worker in a munitions factory, especially during the First World War.
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(UK) A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.
(US, historical) A member of the Woman's Land Army of America.
(US, military, slang, historical) A female volunteer for the American Red Cross providing support to servicemen.
(countable, US, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).
(UK, military) A female batman (servant).