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utteress

utteress noun: a woman who utters; a female utterer.

Noun

utteress (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, nonce-word, rare) A woman who utters; a female utterer.
    • I *did* think…we could wrap ourselves in suits of some very shiny silver foil-y sort of stuff, and wear hats with mirrors…to reflect any curse or imprecation back upon its utterer (or, in this case, utteress).1999 December 2nd, Robin Somes, uk.media.radio.archers, “Re: Next week w/e 10 Dec.…” (see the original message)

Origin of utteress

From utter + -ess.

Questions about utteress

What does utteress mean?
Utteress means a woman who utters; a female utterer.
What part of speech is utteress?
Utteress is a noun.

Words near utteress in the dictionary

  1. Utterby
  2. uttered
  3. utteredst
  4. utterer
  5. utterers
  6. utteress
  7. utterest
  8. uttereth
  9. uttering
  10. utterings
  11. utterless

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