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detractress

detractress noun: a female detractor.

Noun

detractress (plural detractresses)

  1. (obsolete) A female detractor.
    • That if any shall detract from a Lady's Character, […]the said Detractress shall be forthwith ordered to the lowest place of the Room.1715 March 19 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 23. Tuesday, March 9. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob...

Forms of detractress

pluraldetractresses

Origin of detractress

From detractor + -ess.

Questions about detractress

What does detractress mean?
Detractress means a female detractor.
What part of speech is detractress?
Detractress is a noun.
What is the plural of detractress?
The plural of detractress is detractresses.

Words near detractress in the dictionary

  1. detractor
  2. detractors
  3. detractory
  4. detractour
  5. detractours
  6. detractress
  7. detractresses
  8. detracts
  9. detraditionalisation
  10. detraditionalise
  11. detraditionalised

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