blacktress

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noun

An African American woman who is a pioneer of the film industry.

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Meanings

nounblacktress (plural blacktresses)

plural blacktresses

  1. rareslangbroadcastingAn African American woman who is a pioneer of the film industry.

    […] this literary/arts center presents Manifesto Night, with readings by such notable playwrights, poets, teachers, and blacktresses as John Baldessari, Max Benevidez, Pam Gregg, Sue Spaid, David Schweizer, and Ms. Vaginal Creme Davis.

    1991, The Advocate, numbers 585-588

Origin

Blend of black + actress.

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APA

blacktress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blacktress

MLA

“blacktress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blacktress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blacktress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blacktress.

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