conductress

[ kuhn-duhk-tris ]

/ kənˈdʌk trɪs /

noun

a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager.

a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance.

Origin of conductress

First recorded in 1615–25; conduct(o)r + -ess

usage note for conductress

See -ess.

Words nearby conductress

conductive heat, conductivity, conductivity water, conductometric titration, conductor, conductress, conductus, conduit, conduplicate, condylar, condylar canal

Example sentences from the Web for conductress

There a young lady appeared at the further end of the gallery, and curtseyed to my conductress.
Daisy|Elizabeth Wetherell
Taking the small, trembling hand offered him, Wyat followed his conductress down the passage.
Windsor Castle|William Harrison Ainsworth
We passed a room where I heard Raymonds voice, and I told my conductress to give me the adjoining one.
My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI)|Charles Paul de Kock
His conductress was retiring, to give us, as she said, an opportunity to accommodate matters.
Maria|Mary Wollstonecraft

Our conductress stopped when she heard our exclamations, and also looked towards the sea.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston

单词	conductress
释义	conductress [ kuhn-duhk-tris ] / kənˈdʌk trɪs / noun a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager. a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance. Origin of conductress First recorded in 1615–25; conduct(o)r + -ess usage note for conductress See -ess. Words nearby conductress conductive heat, conductivity, conductivity water, conductometric titration, conductor, conductress, conductus, conduit, conduplicate, condylar, condylar canal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conductress There a young lady appeared at the further end of the gallery, and curtseyed to my conductress. Daisy\|Elizabeth Wetherell Taking the small, trembling hand offered him, Wyat followed his conductress down the passage. Windsor Castle\|William Harrison Ainsworth We passed a room where I heard Raymonds voice, and I told my conductress to give me the adjoining one. My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI)\|Charles Paul de Kock His conductress was retiring, to give us, as she said, an opportunity to accommodate matters. Maria\|Mary Wollstonecraft Our conductress stopped when she heard our exclamations, and also looked towards the sea. In the Eastern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston
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