exterminatrix
English
Etymology
Formed as exterminate + -rix.
Pronunciation
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Noun
exterminatrix (plural exterminatrices)
- (rare) A woman who exterminates; an exterminatress.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:exterminatrix.
References
- “Exterminatrix” listed on page 462 of volume III (D–E), § ii (E) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1897]
Exterminatrix (ekstə̄ːɹminēⁱ·triks). [a. L. *exterminātrix, fem. of Exterminator.] = prec. [¶] 1880 Daily News 3 Nov. 5/7 She is..less of an exterminatrix than the exasperated people represent her to be. - “exterminatrix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]