Commentatress
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Female equivalent of commentator. dated, feminine, form-of
"Stiffetta’s cumbrous critiques.] A marvellous commentatreſs. Her Latin quotations to prove this prodigious fact—that Shakeſpeare had genius, are ſtrong marks of a laborious ingenuity, or an ingenious labour, take your choice—but when you are aſſured that the ſhe knows no more Latin than profeſſors of anatomy, you cannot help confeſſing that the noble lady is palpably inſpired."
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More examples"Stiffetta’s cumbrous critiques.] A marvellous commentatreſs. Her Latin quotations to prove this prodigious fact—that Shakeſpeare had genius, are ſtrong marks of a laborious ingenuity, or an ingenious labour, take your choice—but when you are aſſured that the ſhe knows no more Latin than profeſſors of anatomy, you cannot help confeſſing that the noble lady is palpably inſpired."
Etymology
From commentator + -ess.
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