"inventress" meaning in All languages combined

See inventress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: inventresses [plural], inventoress [alternative]
Etymology: From inventor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inventor|ess<id:female>}} inventor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} inventress (plural inventresses)
  1. (rare) An inventrix; a female inventor. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-inventress-en-noun-tbGf-u3s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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