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

Then she allowed herself to be hustled inside by the impatient conductress.

From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by Campbell, John

I forgot myself and my conductress, and eyes and heart were lost in ecstacy in gazing on those golden clouds.

From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig

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