Etymology

machinatrix

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Today it means: A woman who machinates; a schemer, plotter. Full definition →

Latin māchinātrīx
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frommāchinātrīx
  2. English todaymachinatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin māchinātrīx. By surface analysis, machinate + -trix.

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