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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

eliminatrix en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɹɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • ĭlĭʹmĭnātrĭks (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin ēlīminātrīx, modeled after eliminator. Compare the French éliminatrice. By surface analysis, eliminate + -trix.

Meanings

  1. (no-plural, rare) A woman or girl who eliminates; a female eliminator.
    • 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. 2001 September 8, Uncle Gargoyle, alt.peeves, “Re: ‘And a sign appeared unto them . . . ’” (see the original message)
    • surrender an eliminatrix surface 2004 August 24, Sheila Murphy, fa.fiction-of-philosophy, “I was in the cheese yard scurrying” (see the original message)