"correctress" meaning in All languages combined

See correctress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: correctresses [plural]
Etymology: corrector + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|corrector|ess}} corrector + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} correctress (plural correctresses)
  1. A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector; a correctrix.
    Sense id: en-correctress-en-noun-6jE65pEx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for correctress meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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