- manageress
- noun Date: 1797 a woman who is a manager
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manageress
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manageress — man‧ag‧er‧ess [ˌmænɪdʒəˈres ǁ ˈmænɪdʒərs] noun [countable] old fashioned COMMERCE a woman who is in charge of a business such as a shop or restaurant * * * manageress UK US /ˌmænɪdʒərˈes/ US /ˈmænɪdʒərɪs/ noun [C] UK OLD FASHIONED ► … Financial and business terms
manageress — n. A woman manager. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manageress — see ess … Modern English usage
manageress — ► NOUN ▪ a female manager … English terms dictionary
manageress — [man′i jə ris] n. a female manager … English World dictionary
manageress — [[t]mæ̱nɪʤəre̱s[/t]] manageresses N COUNT The manageress of a shop, restaurant, or other small business is the woman who is responsible for running it. Some women object to this word and prefer to be called a manager . ...the manageress of a… … English dictionary
manageress — UK [ˌmænɪdʒəˈres] / US noun [countable] Word forms manageress : singular manageress plural manageresses British old fashioned a woman whose job is to organize and control the work of a business or organization … English dictionary
manageress — noun Manageress is used after these nouns: ↑shop … Collocations dictionary
manageress — /man i jeuhr is/; Brit. /man i jeuh res /, n. a woman who is a manager. [1790 1800; MANAGER + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
manageress — noun /ˈmænɪʤəˌɹɛs/ A female manager … Wiktionary
