"sculptress" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-sculptress.wav [US] Forms: sculptresses [plural]
Etymology: sculptor + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sculptor|ess}} sculptor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} sculptress (plural sculptresses)
  1. (dated) A female sculptor. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Artists, Female people, Occupations, People Synonyms: sculptrix Translations (a woman sculptor): escultora [feminine] (Galician), γλύπτρια (glýptria) [feminine] (Greek), rzeźbiarka [feminine] (Polish), escultora [feminine] (Portuguese), escultora [feminine] (Spanish), ску́льпторка (skúlʹptorka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sculptress-en-noun-UonsgZA3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

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