manageress

[man-i-jer-is, man-i-juh-res]

noun

1. a woman who is a manager.

manageress

/ ˌmænɪdʒəˈrɛs, ˈmænɪdʒəˌrɛs /

noun

1. a woman who is in charge of a shop, department, canteen, etc

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manageress¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; manager + -ess

Example Sentences

In the novel he is Monsieur Eliot, lover of the hotel's French manageress, and at the end he escapes up-river on a barge.

From BBC

“The manageress let me sleep on her couch for a month. They were good people.”

From The Guardian

"After 21 years is it appropriate to sack the manageress who's created a culture and environment at this special home in the way that they have?" asks Graham.

From BBC

On a call-out at a retirement community in Clearwater, Mr Krueger extracted and examined water from swamps and ponds that had troubled the manageress.

From Economist

Raffaele Hairdressing manageress Clare Harper said she was "bewildered" by the first one but had now received four, which she has framed.

From BBC

Related Words

• matron