editress

American  

[ed-i-tris] / ˈɛd ɪ trɪs /

noun

1. a woman employed in the work of editing.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of editress

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

Example Sentences

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

Your worthy daughter has the honor of being editress, you know, to-night.

From Ester Ried by Pansy

The current Budget concludes with a summary of the year just closed, displaying a record of achievement of which the editress may well be proud.

From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)

Poet, author, editor, and some other words, have of late been applied to females, instead of poetess, authoress, editress.

From Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. by Balch, William Stevens

It was wonderful foresight which placed Madame Frank, the editress of the Russian Army, as correspondent for this labour mission.

From With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia by Ward, John