conductress
[kuh n-duhk-tris]
- a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager.
- a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance.
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Examples from the Web for conductress
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Hastily dressing, she followed her conductress, who had remained to assist her.
Clara MaynardW.H.G. Kingston
I did think so but forebore to say it, and I softly followed my conductress.
The Aspern PapersHenry James
He said a few words to me, and my conductress led me back to my mother.
The TownLeigh Hunt
In a few seconds, the orphans and their conductress reached the carriage.
The Wandering Jew, CompleteEugene Sue
A stone-cast from the house was a mirador known to our conductress.
The Fortunate IslesMary Stuart Boyd