eliminatrix

eliminatrix

English

Etymology

Formed as eliminate +‎ -rix, after eliminator; compare the French éliminatrice and the Latin ēlīminātrīx.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭlĭʹmĭnātrĭks, IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɹɪks/

Noun

eliminatrix sg

1. (rare) A woman or girl who eliminates; a female eliminator.
   • 2001 September 8, Uncle Gargoyle, alt.peeves, “Re: ‘And a sign appeared unto them . . . ’” (see the original message)

     Elimination, whether urine or feces, is a messy process and standard toilets are barely up to the task of accomodating[sic] the eliminator’s/eliminatrix’s needs.

   • 2004 August 24, Sheila Murphy, fa.fiction-of-philosophy, “I was in the cheese yard scurrying” (see the original message)

     surrender an eliminatrix surface

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