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agentess

agentess noun: a female agent.

Noun

agentess (plural agentesses)

  1. (rare) A female agent.
    • Never would Miss Coco of Transverse Airways have occurred to him in the course of the usual retrospective—actresses, agentesses, lawyeresses, writers, singers, painters, teachers, and Mrs. Retzers—the usual review of women tried, and untried but tryable.1972, Richard P. Brickner, Bringing Down the House, page 103

Forms of agentess

pluralagentesses

Origin of agentess

From agent + -ess.

Questions about agentess

What does agentess mean?
Agentess means a female agent.
What part of speech is agentess?
Agentess is a noun.
What is the plural of agentess?
The plural of agentess is agentesses.

Words near agentess in the dictionary

  1. agente provocatrice
  2. agented
  3. agentes provocateuses
  4. agentes provocatrices
  5. agentese
  6. agentess
  7. agentesses
  8. agenthood
  9. agential
  10. agentially
  11. agentials

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