Utteress

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who utters; a female utterer. no-plural, nonce-word, rare

    "I *did* think…we could wrap ourselves in suits of some very shiny silver foil-y sort of stuff, and wear hats with mirrors…to reflect any curse or imprecation back upon its utterer (or, in this case, utteress)."

Example

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"I *did* think…we could wrap ourselves in suits of some very shiny silver foil-y sort of stuff, and wear hats with mirrors…to reflect any curse or imprecation back upon its utterer (or, in this case, utteress)."

Etymology

From utter + -ess.

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