editress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of editress
Example Sentences
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Miss Ishbel MacDonald, who so excellently acted as hostess at No. 10 Downing Street for her father during his tenure of the Premiership, commenced, last week, to function as an editress.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'm sure I didn't want to be editress.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
I don't aspire to be editress of the school magazine, I assure you, nor even a contributor.
From The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life by Brazil, Angela
Your worthy daughter has the honor of being editress, you know, to-night.
From Ester Ried by Pansy
There has been a certain amount of friction with his American editress, owing to the fact of my having been given the right to use these letters.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.
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