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commanderess

commanderess noun: a female commander.

Noun

commanderess (plural commanderesses)

  1. (rare) A female commander.
    • Her political hucksters and Power Pointers are trying to help the New York senator blur the line between “male” and “female” enough to become the first commanderess in chief.2007 October 21, Maureen Dowd, “Cougars, Archers, Snipers”, in New York Times

Forms of commanderess

pluralcommanderesses
alternative formcommandress

Origin of commanderess

From commander + -ess.

Questions about commanderess

What does commanderess mean?
Commanderess means a female commander.
What part of speech is commanderess?
Commanderess is a noun.
What is the plural of commanderess?
The plural of commanderess is commanderesses.

Words near commanderess in the dictionary

  1. commander in chiefship
  2. Commander Islands
  3. Commander of the Faithful
  4. commander-in-chief
  5. commander-in-chiefship
  6. commanderess
  7. commanderesses
  8. commanderies
  9. commanderless
  10. commanderlike
  11. commanderly

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