directress

C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /dəˈrɛktrəs/ UK /dɪˈrɛktrəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #135518

Meanings

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noun
A female director.

And now a maiden […] ſupplied them, next, / With a reſplendent table, which the chaſte / Directreſs of the ſtores furniſh'd with bread / And dainties, remnants of the laſt regale.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a female director. directrix

Etymology

From director + -ess.

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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