"observeress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: observeresses [plural]
Etymology: From observer + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|observer|ess}} observer + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} observeress (plural observeresses)
  1. (rare) A female observer. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1918 February 9, “Here He Is”, in Wilmington Daily News, volume III, number 119, Wilmington, Oh., page three, column 3:",
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