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cantress

cantress noun: a female cantor.

Noun

cantress (plural cantresses)

  1. (rare) A female cantor.

Forms of cantress

pluralcantresses

Origin of cantress

From cantor + -ess.

Questions about cantress

What does cantress mean?
Cantress means a female cantor.
What part of speech is cantress?
Cantress is a noun.
What is the plural of cantress?
The plural of cantress is cantresses.

Words near cantress in the dictionary

  1. cantrefs
  2. Cantrell
  3. Cantrelle
  4. Cantrelles
  5. Cantrells
  6. cantress
  7. cantresses
  8. cantrev
  9. cantrevs
  10. cantrices
  11. Cantril

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