invigilatrix
/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtɹɪks/
invigilatrix noun: a woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator.
Noun
invigilatrix (plural invigilatrices)
- A woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator.
- A History paper was lately set, at a girls’ school, on a certain period of English history—say the Reformation. One question was: “Mention the person in your period who interests you most, and give your reasons.” During the examination some female præpostor or other subaltern was sitting with the...1911 January 7, Andrew Lang, “At the Sign of St. Paul’s: Andrew Lang on Scott and Golf, Ghosts, and Literary Examinations”, in The Illustrated London News, volume CXXXVIII, number 3742, London: [T]he...
- Our invigilatrix was my WEA widow, earning a little daytime money by giving out the papers and watching for cheaters.1987, Anthony Burgess, Little Wilson and Big God, page 145
Forms of invigilatrix
| plural | invigilatrices |
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Origin of invigilatrix
Formed as invigilate + -trix, after invigilator. Compare the Italian invigilatrice.
Questions about invigilatrix
- What does invigilatrix mean?
- Invigilatrix means a woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator.
- What part of speech is invigilatrix?
- Invigilatrix is a noun.
- How do you pronounce invigilatrix?
- Invigilatrix is pronounced /ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtɹɪks/.
- What is the plural of invigilatrix?
- The plural of invigilatrix is invigilatrices.
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