conductress

[ kuhn-duhk-tris ]

/ kənˈdʌk trɪs /

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noun

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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Origin of conductress

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

See -ess.

Taking the small, trembling hand offered him, Wyat followed his conductress down the passage.
Windsor Castle|William Harrison Ainsworth
When Holmes came in sight of them, his treacherous conductress pointed out that in which the sick woman lay.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman
In a conversation, however, with our conductress, we could not bring her to admit that mere humanity had anything to do with it.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433|Various
Ellen's conductress looked in first through one of the panes, and then opening the door motioned her to enter.
The Wide, Wide World|Susan Warner

I forgot myself and my conductress; my spirit and my eyes were wandering among the shining clouds.
Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle