"gamestress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gamestresses [plural]
Etymology: From gamester + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gamester|ess}} gamester + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} gamestress (plural gamestresses)
  1. (archaic) A female gamester. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-gamestress-en-noun-de4N8~ua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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