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oratrix

American

[awr-uh-triks, or-] / ˈɔr ə trɪks, ˈɒr- /

Also oratress

noun

a woman who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence.

Gender

See -trix.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

oratrices

plural

Etymology

Origin of oratrix

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin ōrātrīx, feminine of ōrātor orator; see -trix

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