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portress
[ pawr-tris, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr trɪs, ˈpoʊr- /
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noun
a woman who has charge of a door or gate; a female doorkeeper.
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See -ess.
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portress
/ (ˈpɔːtrɪs) /
noun
a female porter, esp a doorkeeper
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