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telecastress en · NOUN

Etymology

From telecaster + -ess.

Meanings

1. (dated, rare) A female television broadcaster.
   • PRODUCER DAVID MERRICK recently sued a telecastress and her stations for several million $ for saying that big stars wouldn’t work for him . . . 1974 September 18, Earl Wilson, “Alive & Well in Show Biz”, in The Press, Atlantic City final edition, Atlantic City, N.J., →OCLC, page 35, column 2:
   • TELECASTRESS: Welcome to News 7. I'm your host, Colleen Kurtz. 2009 November 13, My Damn Channel, “Wainy Days 18: "The Sublet" -- REMASTERED!”, in YouTube (video):
   • Viola Drawdy wondered about Tampa Bay Surfs. Andrea Kirby, Sarasota’s sports telecastress, asked how about Tampa Bay Tans. 1974 March 9, Tom McEwen, “Name the Team—Part II”, in The Tampa Tribune, metro edition, 80th year, number 111, Tampa, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1-C, column 1:
   • Toni Holt, Hollywood gossip telecastress, reported on Channel 8’s 1 o’clock news recently that Cosmopolitan’s permissive-thinking editoress, Helen Gurley Brown, told her that she was planning to inaugurate the nude male centerfold in rebuttal to Playboy’s celebrated trademark of the nude lady. 1971 October 12, Tom McEwen, “Not a Chance Says Johnny: Bench: Catcher in the Raw?”, in The Tampa Tribune, final city edition, 77th year, number 252, Tampa, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1-C, column 1:
   • Sprawled out on the dugout bench, a picture of contentment, Danny Murtaugh sprayed a stream of tobacco juice onto the red gravel floor. “Putting on a little weight, aren’t you, young lady?” he remarked devilishly as a lissome telecastress, Patty Burns, wandered over to the group. 1974 September 6, Pat Livingston, “Bad Time for a Break”, in The Pittsburgh Press, volume 91, number 74, Pittsburgh, Pa., →OCLC, page 26, column 1:

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