"vendress" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛndɹɪs/ Forms: vendresses [plural]
Etymology: vendor + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vendor|ess}} vendor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} vendress (plural vendresses)
  1. (rare) female equivalent of vendor; a woman or girl who vends; a female vendor. Tags: feminine, form-of, rare Form of: vendor (extra: a woman or girl who vends; a female vendor)
    Sense id: en-vendress-en-noun-OfJ-k7hg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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