noun
Meaning 1
A female manager.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
manageress
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmænɪdʒəˌɹɛs/
noun
Meaning 2
a woman manager
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: director, manager, managing director
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage English -er English manager Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English manageress From manager + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: manageuse — female manager
- German: Managerin — female manager
- Greek: διευθύντρια (diefthýntria) — female manager
- Latvian: administratore — female manager
- Latvian: pārvaldniece — female manager
- Latvian: direkotore — female manager
- Latvian: vadītāja — female manager
- Welsh: rheolwraig — female manager
- Welsh: trefnwraig — female manager