conductress

American  

[kuhn-duhk-tris] / kənˈdʌk trɪs /

noun

1. a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager.

2. a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance.

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Gender

What's the difference between conductress and conductor? See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of conductress

First recorded in 1615–25; conduct(o)r + -ess

Example Sentences

During World War Two she moved to Glasgow to work as a conductress on the trams and survived the Clydebank blitz.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2021

"Really good performances, a credit to conductress and players alike," said the News Chronicle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hastily dressing, she followed her conductress, who had remained to assist her.

From Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The party will consist of the jolly Family, about whom more later; Miss Moore as conductress; and Captain and Mrs. Winston accompanying in their own car, as chaperons.

From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

I was astonished, and felt my curiosity rise as high as my conductress might desire.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various