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 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
A neat programme had been written out and was laid on the top of the piano, so that it could be referred to by Vivian Holmes, who was conductress of the ceremonies.
From The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela
Our venerable conductress, to whom our relation had gradually become more filial, permitted us to gratify this innocent wish—to the extent, that is, of taking a turn or two under the mossy tilleuls.
From A Little Tour of France by Pennell, Joseph
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