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competitress

competitress noun: a female competitor.

Noun

competitress (plural competitresses)

  1. (archaic) A female competitor.
    Synonyms:
    competitrix

Synonyms of competitress

Forms of competitress

pluralcompetitresses

Origin of competitress

From competitor + -ess.

Questions about competitress

What does competitress mean?
Competitress means a female competitor.
What part of speech is competitress?
Competitress is a noun.
What is the plural of competitress?
The plural of competitress is competitresses.

Words near competitress in the dictionary

  1. competitorship
  2. competitorships
  3. competitory
  4. competitour
  5. competitours
  6. competitress
  7. competitresses
  8. competitrix
  9. competrices
  10. compfusion
  11. Compher

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