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cantoress

cantoress noun: a female cantor.

Noun

cantoress (plural cantoresses)

  1. (uncommon) A female cantor.

Forms of cantoress

pluralcantoresses

Origin of cantoress

From cantor + -ess.

Questions about cantoress

What does cantoress mean?
Cantoress means a female cantor.
What part of speech is cantoress?
Cantoress is a noun.
What is the plural of cantoress?
The plural of cantoress is cantoresses.

Words near cantoress in the dictionary

  1. Cantoran
  2. Cantorans
  3. cantorate
  4. cantorates
  5. cantore
  6. cantoress
  7. cantoresses
  8. cantoria
  9. cantorial
  10. Cantorian
  11. Cantorianly

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