editress

ed·i·tress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ed-i-tris]
- /ˈɛd ɪ trɪs/
- /ˈedɪtrəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ed-i-tris]
- /ˈɛd ɪ trɪs/

Definitions of editress word

noun editress a woman employed in the work of editing. 1
noun editress (dated) A female editor. 1
noun editress a female editor 0

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Origin of editress

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Editress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Editress

editress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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editress usage trend in Literature

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