"broadcastress" meaning in All languages combined

See broadcastress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: broadcastresses [plural]
Etymology: From broadcaster + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|broadcaster|ess}} broadcaster + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} broadcastress (plural broadcastresses)
  1. (rare, dated) A female broadcaster. Tags: dated, rare

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1943 October 23, “Zoe Beckley’s Column”, in Muncie Evening Press, volume L, number 266, Muncie, Ind., page 2, column 6:",
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