instructress

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/ (UK)

Definition of instructress

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)A female instructor.
    “[…] you must allow me to look upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third.”
    “After a short pause Sir Thomas added with dignity, "Yes, let her home be in this house. We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will at least have the advantage of companions of her own age, and of a regular instructress."”
    “If she knew her instructress was poor and queer she also knew she was not nearly so ‘qualified’ as Miss Overmore, who could say lots of dates straight off […].”

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Etymology

From instructor + -ess.

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