commanderess

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noun

A female commander.

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Meanings

nouncommanderess (plural commanderesses)

plural commanderesses · alternative commandress

  1. rareA female commander.

    Her political hucksters and Power Pointers are trying to help the New York senator blur the line between “male” and “female” enough to become the first commanderess in chief.

    2007 October 21, Maureen Dowd, “Cougars, Archers, Snipers”, in New York Times

Origin

From commander + -ess.

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APA

commanderess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commanderess

MLA

“commanderess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commanderess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commanderess,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commanderess.

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