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writeress

writeress noun: a female writer; an authoress.

Noun

writeress (plural writeresses)

  1. (dated, rare) A female writer; an authoress.

Forms of writeress

pluralwriteresses
alternative formwritress

Origin of writeress

From writer + -ess.

Questions about writeress

What does writeress mean?
Writeress means a female writer; an authoress.
What part of speech is writeress?
Writeress is a noun.
What is the plural of writeress?
The plural of writeress is writeresses.

Words near writeress in the dictionary

  1. writer's block
  2. writer's blocks
  3. writer's cramp
  4. writercraft
  5. writerdom
  6. writeress
  7. writeresses
  8. writerish
  9. writerless
  10. writerling
  11. writerlings

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