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ambassadress

American

[am-bas-uh-dris] / æmˈbæs ə drɪs /

noun

a woman who is an ambassador.
the wife of an ambassador.

Gender

What's the difference between ambassadress and ambassador? See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of ambassadress

First recorded in 1585–95; ambassad(o)r + -ess

Example Sentences

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One was a friend of my mother’s who was an ambassadress.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2015

Makeup artist Genevieve Herr was the one responsible for giving the Lancôme ambassadress her radiant, natural skin.

From Forbes • Aug. 26, 2014

"Pierre's clothes are perfect for women of any age," clued in the fashion ambassadress, herself wearing a loose-fitting Cardin suit that reached mid-knee.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the ambassadress must leave, and she flies off into the twilight as the hero stands at mournful attention on the airstrip.

From Time Magazine Archive

Monte-Leone placed his lips on the yet icy hand of the ambassadress, and then approached Von Apsberg, to whom he said in a low tone, "You swear that you will save her."

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various

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