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filibustress

filibustress noun: a woman who filibusters.

Noun

filibustress (plural filibustresses)

  1. A woman who filibusters.
    • She thereby sparked a small argument among veteran Senate gallery-ites about whether she should be called a filibusterer or a filibustress.1962, Time Magazine, August 10 1962, page 11
    • […]joy-bells rang in the ears of the dusky filibustress as she struggled for breath.1982, George MacDonald Fraser, The Pyrates, page 231

Forms of filibustress

pluralfilibustresses

Origin of filibustress

From filibuster + -ess.

Questions about filibustress

What does filibustress mean?
Filibustress means a woman who filibusters.
What part of speech is filibustress?
Filibustress is a noun.
What is the plural of filibustress?
The plural of filibustress is filibustresses.

Words near filibustress in the dictionary

  1. filibustering
  2. filibusterings
  3. filibusterism
  4. filibusterous
  5. filibusters
  6. filibustress
  7. filibuvir
  8. filical
  9. filicalean
  10. filicane
  11. filicanes

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