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instigatress

instigatress noun: a female instigator.

Noun

instigatress (plural instigatresses)

  1. (dated) A female instigator.
    Synonyms:
    instigatrix

Synonyms of instigatress

Forms of instigatress

pluralinstigatresses

Origin of instigatress

From instigator + -ess.

Questions about instigatress

What does instigatress mean?
Instigatress means a female instigator.
What part of speech is instigatress?
Instigatress is a noun.
What is the plural of instigatress?
The plural of instigatress is instigatresses.

Words near instigatress in the dictionary

  1. instigator
  2. instigators
  3. instigatory
  4. instigatour
  5. instigatours
  6. instigatress
  7. instigatresses
  8. instigatrices
  9. instigatrix
  10. instil
  11. instill

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