"correctress" meaning in English

See correctress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: correctresses [plural]
Etymology: From 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.

Inflected forms

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