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
Behind one of them my conductress disappeared, but only for a few moments, when she appeared again.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward
Our conductress stopped when she heard our exclamations, and also looked towards the sea.
From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Not wishing to disturb her privacy, we turned back and met the Reverend Mother approaching with our conductress.
From A Queen's Error by Curties, Henry
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