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commanderesses

commanderesses is the plural of commanderess.

Meaning of commanderess

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

Questions about commanderesses

What is commanderesses the plural of?
Commanderesses is the plural of commanderess.

Words near commanderesses in the dictionary

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

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