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
We should have a chance to prove who's the best editress.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
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.
On the twenty-sixth Lilly was at Harper’s and found Miss Van Dyne removed from her place as editress of Young People, and Mr. Conant’s office empty.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
She's the only one who's really qualified to be editress.
From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by Campbell, John
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