"investress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: investresses [plural]
Etymology: invest + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|invest|ess}} invest + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} investress (plural investresses)
  1. a female investor.
    Sense id: en-investress-en-noun-q3HT9bTN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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