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promotrix

promotrix noun: a female promoter.

Noun

promotrix

  1. (archaic) A female promoter.
    • In 1913 Louise van Eeghen was one of the vice-presidents of the Exhibition "Woman 1815-1915" and from then on an ardent promotrix of woman's suffrage in the Netherlands.1950, International Council of Women, Bulletin, volumes 28-32, page 21
    Synonyms:
    promotress

Synonyms of promotrix

Origin of promotrix

Learned borrowing from Latin prōmōtrīx. By surface analysis, promote + -trix.

Questions about promotrix

What does promotrix mean?
Promotrix means a female promoter.
What part of speech is promotrix?
Promotrix is a noun.

Words near promotrix in the dictionary

  1. promotorial
  2. promotorless
  3. promotors
  4. promotress
  5. promotresses
  6. promotrix
  7. promove
  8. promoved
  9. promover
  10. promovers
  11. promoves

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