exterminatress
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
exterminator + -ess, compare exterminatrix.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕkstûrʹmĭnā'trĭs, IPA(key): /ɛkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtɹɪs/
Noun[edit]
exterminatress (plural exterminatresses)
- (rare) A female exterminator; an exterminatrix.
References[edit]
- “Exterminatress” listed on page 462 of volume III (D–E), § ii (E) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1897]
Exterminatress (ekstə̄·ɹmineⁱːtrės). [f. Exterminator + -ess.] A female exterminator. [¶] 1891 Sat. Rev. 12 Sept. 289/2 Miss Ormerod, the exterminatress of insects. - “exterminatress” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]