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instructrix

instructrix noun: a female instructor.

Noun

instructrix (plural instructrixes or instructrices)

  1. (dated) A female instructor.
    Synonyms:
    instructress

Synonyms of instructrix

Forms of instructrix

pluralinstructrixes
pluralinstructrices

Origin of instructrix

Learned borrowing from Latin īnstrūctrīx. By surface analysis, instruct + -trix.

Questions about instructrix

What does instructrix mean?
Instructrix means a female instructor.
What part of speech is instructrix?
Instructrix is a noun.
What is the plural of instructrix?
The plural of instructrix is instructrixes.

Words near instructrix in the dictionary

  1. instructour
  2. instructours
  3. instructress
  4. instructresses
  5. instructrices
  6. instructrix
  7. instructrixes
  8. instructs
  9. instrument
  10. instrument approach
  11. instrument approaches

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