correctrix

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noun

A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector.

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correctress
OriginLatin corrēctrīx →
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Meanings

nouncorrectrix (plural correctrices)

plural correctrices

  1. A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector.

    Inside the castle is a rankery, a real one. And rankery is the right word, don’t go thinking the correctrix got it wrong. You know full well that no correctrix has proofed my dad’s book.

    2000, The Fat Princess: A Story for Grown-Ups, page 121

    Synonyms: correctress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector.

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correctress

Origin

  1. Latincorrēctrīx
  2. Englishcorrectrix

Learned borrowing from Latin corrēctrīx. By surface analysis, correct + -trix.

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APA

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MLA

“correctrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correctrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctrix.

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