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umpress

umpress noun: a female umpire.

Noun

umpress (plural umpresses)

  1. (archaic) A female umpire.
    • Thy glorious triumph with what language hit, O'er sense, o'er learning, modesty and wit; Yes, yes, my foe, in triumph I survey — Myself sole umpress of thy every lay:1750 September, “The New Book of the Dunciad”, in The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal Enlarged, volume 3, page 373
    • and when he stooped to receive the accustomed reward, and claim the accustomed salute, his eyes were for the first time drawn to a momentary gaze at those of the beautiful umpress.1840, The Glasgow University Album, page 62

Examples of umpress in a sentence

  • The prize herself should be the umpress.1870, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Queen Titania, page 279:
  • Brown was the “Umpress" of the ball game.1928, Young Men - Volume 54, page 558:
  • Can't you hear it . . . kill the umpress. — Dick Butler , American League supervisor of umpires.1980, Bonnie L. Parkhouse, Jackie Lapin, Women Who Win:

Forms of umpress

pluralumpresses

Origin of umpress

From umpire + -ess.

Questions about umpress

What does umpress mean?
Umpress means a female umpire.
How do you use umpress in a sentence?
The prize herself should be the umpress.
What part of speech is umpress?
Umpress is a noun.
What is the plural of umpress?
The plural of umpress is umpresses.

Words near umpress in the dictionary

  1. UMPP
  2. UMPPs
  3. Umpqua
  4. Umpqua pikeminnow
  5. Umpqua pikeminnows
  6. umpress
  7. umpresses
  8. umps
  9. umpteen
  10. umpteenth
  11. umptekite

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