liberatress

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English

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Etymology

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liberator +‎ -ess

Noun

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liberatress (plural liberatresses)

  1. (rare, dated) A female liberator.
    • 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Pendennis. [], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:
      he had run over to Laura, his liberatress, to thank her for his recovered freedom