Engineeress

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female engineer. dated, rare

    "But at least they learned to dance and smile and talk and choose engineeresses appropriate to their engineering futures."

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"But at least they learned to dance and smile and talk and choose engineeresses appropriate to their engineering futures."

Etymology

From engineer + -ess.

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