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objectress

UK/əbˈdʒɛktɹɪs/

objectress noun: a female objector.

Noun

objectress (plural objectresses)

  1. (rare) A female objector.
    • My hand developed into a kind of conscientious objectress. To appease her, I gladly demanded less extensive attestations of her proficiency, and, lo and behold, by showing such considerateness, I gradually won her back.ante 1956, Robert Walser quoted in: George C. Avery, Inquiry and Testament: A Study of the Novels and Short Prose of Robert Walser (1968, University of Pennsylvania Press), page 11

Forms of objectress

pluralobjectresses

Origin of objectress

From objector + -ess, compare objectrix.

Questions about objectress

What does objectress mean?
Objectress means a female objector.
What part of speech is objectress?
Objectress is a noun.
How do you pronounce objectress?
Objectress is pronounced /əbˈdʒɛktɹɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of objectress?
The plural of objectress is objectresses.

Words near objectress in the dictionary

  1. objectophile
  2. objectophiles
  3. objectophilia
  4. objector
  5. objectors
  6. objectress
  7. objectresses
  8. objectrices
  9. objectrix
  10. objects
  11. objects clause

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