"investress" meaning in All languages combined

See investress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: investresses [plural]
Etymology: From invest + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|invest|ess}} invest + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} investress (plural investresses)
  1. a female investor.

Inflected forms

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