sponsorette
sponsorette noun: a female sponsor.
Noun
sponsorette (plural sponsorettes)
- A female sponsor.
- The girls hold assemblies of their own, maintain a system of “sponsors and sponsorettes,” give parties for all the girls of the school, to which mothers are often invited.1920, The School Review - Volume 28, page 55
- Unusual situation whereby the wives of radio executives themselves have become sponsors — or "sponsorettes" has resulted from a business venture entered into recently by Georgia Weil and Adele Ronson.1946 December 28, “Radio Execs' Wives In Sponsors Role”, in Billboard, volume 58, number 52, page 7
Forms of sponsorette
| plural | sponsorettes |
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Origin of sponsorette
From sponsor + -ette.
Questions about sponsorette
- What does sponsorette mean?
- Sponsorette means a female sponsor.
- What part of speech is sponsorette?
- Sponsorette is a noun.
- What is the plural of sponsorette?
- The plural of sponsorette is sponsorettes.
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