"communicatrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: communicatrices [plural], communicatrixes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin commūnicātrīx. By surface analysis, communicate + -trix. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|commūnicātrīx}} Learned borrowing from Latin commūnicātrīx, {{surf|en|communicate|-trix}} By surface analysis, communicate + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|communicatrices|+}} communicatrix (plural communicatrices or communicatrixes)
  1. (rare) A female communicator. Tags: rare

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