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editress

American  
[ed-i-tris] / ˈɛd ɪ trɪs /

noun

  1. a woman employed in the work of editing.


Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of editress

First recorded in 1790–1800; edit(o)r + -ess


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

Margaret Fuller, one of the constituents of Brook Farm, was editress of The Dial, and thus sanctioned the essay.

From History of American Socialisms by John Humphrey Noyes

She would write to the editress of “Feminine Wants.”

From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by John Strange Winter

She designated the society editress of the Morning Trumpet, whose fragile figure was encased in a pale blue Empire costume.

From The Spinner's Book of Fiction by Various

Dilys Fenton, as President of the Guild, opened the proceedings with a few introductory remarks; then Gipsy, as editress, read her report on the Magazine.

From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by John Campbell

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