Dictionary

instructress en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English instructor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English instructress From instructor + -ess.

Meanings

1. (dated) A female instructor.
   • […] you must allow me to look upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third. 1741, Samuel Richardson, letter VI, in Pamela, Volume IV, page 38
   • If she knew her instructress was poor and queer she also knew she was not nearly so ‘qualified’ as Miss Overmore, who could say lots of dates straight off […]. 1897, Henry James, chapter IV, in What Maisie Knew:
   • After a short pause Sir Thomas added with dignity, "Yes, let her home be in this house. We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will at least have the advantage of companions of her own age, and of a regular instructress." 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 15:

Forms

Synonyms

instructrix

Translations (1)

eo instruistino (female instructor)