directress

[ dih-rek-tris, dahy- ]

noun

1. a woman who is a director.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of directress¹

First recorded in 1570–80; direct(o)r + -ess

Example Sentences

I fought and fought with the directress, a teacher of elocution, who tried to make me mouth my words in the old style.

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Not only were those working at Cecilia's trousseau young and merry, but, from the directress herself, they were all pretty.

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Whereupon she arranged the reception to suit herself; that is, so as to remain directress of the occasion.

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A Montessori directress does no common "teaching," but she is called upon for very skillful and very tiring effort.

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This method is, of course, practical only where the directress lives among the families of her scholars.

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