eliminatrix

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UK/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɹɪks/

noun

A woman or girl who eliminates; a female eliminator.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouneliminatrix (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralrareA woman or girl who eliminates; a female eliminator.

    surrender an eliminatrix surface

    2004 August 24, Sheila Murphy, fa.fiction-of-philosophy, “I was in the cheese yard scurrying” (see the original message)
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    Elimination, whether urine or feces, is a messy process and standard toilets are barely up to the task of accomodating[sic] the eliminator’s/eliminatrix’s needs.

    2001 September 8, Uncle Gargoyle, alt.peeves, “Re: ‘And a sign appeared unto them . . . ’” (see the original message)

Origin

  1. Latinēlīminātrīx
  2. Englisheliminatrix

From Latin ēlīminātrīx, modeled after eliminator. Compare the French éliminatrice. By surface analysis, eliminate + -trix.

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APA

eliminatrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eliminatrix

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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