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promptress

promptress noun: a female prompter.

Noun

promptress (plural promptresses)

  1. (archaic) A female prompter.

Forms of promptress

pluralpromptresses

Origin of promptress

From prompter + -ess.

Questions about promptress

What does promptress mean?
Promptress means a female prompter.
What part of speech is promptress?
Promptress is a noun.
What is the plural of promptress?
The plural of promptress is promptresses.

Words near promptress in the dictionary

  1. promptless
  2. promptlike
  3. promptly
  4. promptness
  5. promptnesses
  6. promptress
  7. promptresses
  8. prompts
  9. promptscript
  10. promptscripts
  11. promptuaries

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