"directress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: directresses [plural]
Etymology: director + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|director|ess}} director + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} directress (plural directresses)
  1. A female director. Categories (topical): Female people, Leaders, Occupations Synonyms: directrix Translations (female director): direutora [feminine] (Asturian), directora [feminine] (Catalan), regisseuse [feminine] (Dutch), directrice [feminine] (Dutch), johtajatar (Finnish), directora [feminine] (Galician), Direktorin [feminine] (German), Leiterin [feminine] (German), Regisseurin [feminine] (German), Vorsteherin [feminine] (German), banstiúrthóir [masculine] (Irish), direttrice [feminine] (Italian), reżyserka [feminine] (Polish), directoare [feminine] (Romanian), directora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-directress-en-noun-KLiV0nUo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

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