exterminatress

English

Etymology

exterminator +‎ -ess, compare exterminatrix.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕkstûrʹmĭnā'trĭs, IPA^(key): /ɛkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtɹɪs/

Noun

exterminatress (plural exterminatresses)

(rare) A female exterminator; an exterminatrix.

References

“Exterminatress” listed on page 462 of volume III (D–E), § ii (E) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1897]
Exterminatress (ekstə̄·ɹmineⁱːtrės). [f. Exterminator + -ess.] A female exterminator. [¶] 1891 Sat. Rev. 12 Sept. 289/2 Miss Ormerod, the exterminatress of insects.
“exterminatress” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]

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