Investigatress

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female investigator.

    "As many of these are microscopic, a most promising field will, without doubt, open to the investigators and investigatresses who shall enter therein."

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investigatrix

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"As many of these are microscopic, a most promising field will, without doubt, open to the investigators and investigatresses who shall enter therein."

Etymology

From investigator + -ess.

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