directress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of directress
First recorded in 1570–80; direct(o)r + -ess
Example Sentences
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"We're hoping to use it to inspire contributors to other windows," said Mrs. Kimmelman, who is currently directress general of the society.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2012
"I really thought it was a mortal sin to break any one of the little rules that were laid out by the statutes or the directress," she said.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2010
It is now presented by the American Laboratory Theatre, small, highbrow, student-subscription organization, and serves to introduce its new directress Maria Germanova, late of the Moscow Art Theatre.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some evenings, during the worst months, all the house directress has to feed her dozen wards are cakes made from mustard powder and water.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Every couple of days he’ll startle the directress with some unanswerable query: “Why do we get hiccups, Frau Elena?”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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