"piscatrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx. By surface analysis, piscator + -trix. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|piscātrīx}} Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx, {{surf|en|piscator|-trix}} By surface analysis, piscator + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} piscatrix (plural not attested)
  1. (historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times. Tags: historical, no-plural
    Sense id: en-piscatrix-en-noun-dkWAnlDq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, English terms suffixed with -trix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Female people, Fishing, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trix: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Female people: 47 53 Disambiguation of Fishing: 71 29 Disambiguation of Occupations: 92 8
  2. (humorous) A female angler. Tags: humorous, no-plural
    Sense id: en-piscatrix-en-noun-NwNw4T-8 Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: piscator
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