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

My conductress informed me these preparations were to celebrate her birthday, which was the day after.

From Leslie Ross: or, Fond of a Lark by Bruce, Charles

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

When Holmes came in sight of them, his treacherous conductress pointed out that in which the sick woman lay.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis