conductress
Americannoun
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a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager.
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a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance.
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
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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
I crossed the spacious hall, and preceded by my conductress, ascended a noble oak staircase, treading carefully on a ribbon of matting that ran up the middle.
From The Eye of Osiris by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
Four doors, which were now closed, opened upon this, and here I was left to myself, whilst my old conductress shuffled off to prepare her mistress for my reception.
From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by Morier, James
Phyllis stood directly below a flaring gas-jet, as she turned to wait for their conductress.
From Old Valentines A Love Story by Havens, Munson Aldrich
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