gamestress en · NOUN
Etymology
From gamester + -ess.
Meanings
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(archaic) A female gamester.
Lady Buckinghamshire, it may be remarked, was, perhaps, the most notorious gamestress of her day. She actually slept with a pair of pistols and a blunderbuss by her side for the protection of her cherished bank.
1896, Horace Williams Fuller, Thomas Tileston Baldwin, Sydney Russell Wrightington, The Green Bag, volume 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gamestresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |