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单词 exterminatrix
释义

exterminatrix

English

Etymology

Formed as exterminate + -rix.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕkstûr'mĭnāʹtrĭks, IPA(key): /ɛkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/
  • (General American) enPR: ĕkstûr'mĭnāʹtrĭks, IPA(key): /ɛkˌstɝmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/

Noun

exterminatrix (plural exterminatrices)

  1. (rare) A woman who exterminates; an exterminatress.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:exterminatrix.

References

  • Exterminatrix” listed on page 462 of volume III (D–E), § ii (E) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1897]
    Exterminatrix (ekstə̄ːɹminēⁱ·triks). [a. L. *exterminātrix, fem. of Exterminator.] = prec. [¶] 1880 Daily News 3 Nov. 5/7 She is..less of an exterminatrix than the exasperated people represent her to be.
  • exterminatrix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
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