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spectatress

spectatress noun: a female spectator.

Noun

spectatress (plural spectatresses)

  1. (dated) A female spectator.
    • At the end of the two dances, Lord Ernolf again attempted to engage her for his son, but she now excused herself from dancing any more, and sat quietly as a spectatress till the rest of the company gave over.1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, III.v.1
    • Mad. de S. was a spectatress of the whole scene in the interior of the palace1818, The Edinburgh Review, volume 30, page 296
    Synonyms:
    spectatrix

Synonyms of spectatress

Forms of spectatress

pluralspectatresses

Origin of spectatress

From spectator + -ess.

Questions about spectatress

What does spectatress mean?
Spectatress means a female spectator.
What part of speech is spectatress?
Spectatress is a noun.
What is the plural of spectatress?
The plural of spectatress is spectatresses.

Words near spectatress in the dictionary

  1. spectatorship
  2. spectatorships
  3. spectatory
  4. spectatour
  5. spectatours
  6. spectatress
  7. spectatresses
  8. spectatrix
  9. spectatrixes
  10. spected
  11. specter

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