sailoress en · NOUN
Etymology
From sailor + -ess.
Meanings
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(dated, rare) A female sailor.
The usual size of yacht handled b the fair sailoresses is a two and a half rater but now that practice has increased their skil they are racing large boats.
1897, “Yachting at Cowes”, in Lady's Realm, volume 2, page 444:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sailoresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
fr matelote (female sailor) · cs námořnice (female sailor) · it marinaia (female sailor) · pl żeglarka (female sailor) · de Matrosin (female sailor) · es marinera (female sailor) · ca marina (female sailor)