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inventress

inventress noun: an inventrix; a female inventor.

Noun

inventress (plural inventresses)

  1. (rare) An inventrix; a female inventor.

Forms of inventress

pluralinventresses
alternative forminventoress

Origin of inventress

From inventor + -ess.

Questions about inventress

What does inventress mean?
Inventress means an inventrix; a female inventor.
What part of speech is inventress?
Inventress is a noun.
What is the plural of inventress?
The plural of inventress is inventresses.

Words near inventress in the dictionary

  1. inventory tetris
  2. inventorying
  3. inventoryless
  4. inventour
  5. inventours
  6. inventress
  7. inventresses
  8. inventrices
  9. inventrix
  10. invents
  11. inventurous

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