manageress

[ man-i-jer-is; British man-i-juh-res ]

noun

1. a woman who is a manager.

manageress

/ ˌmænɪdʒəˈrɛs; ˈmænɪdʒəˌrɛs /

noun

1. a woman who is in charge of a shop, department, canteen, etc

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manageress¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; manager + -ess

Example Sentences

Tell your Manageress I am much obliged to her for the charming flowers with which she has decorated my room this morning.

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Neither talked—there was nothing to say; and presently they got up and went back to the manageress to learn what they had to do.

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The manageress came rustling out of her office and beamed on Deane, who had once stayed there for several weeks.

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By the way, I have consulted the English manageress of this hotel, who was not particularly sympathetic.

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Accordingly the self-appointed manageress of the affair had borrowed Tom Harmon's hospitality for her protge.

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Related Words

• matron