Meanings
- no pluralA female who emulates.
Damophila, the wife of Damophilus the philosopher, was the contemporary, relation, and emulatrix, of Sappho.
1807, Mary Hays, Female biography: Volume 2, page 1932 more examples
I cannot contemplate, without awe, the works of your hands; they will live as long as art itself; the emulatrix of nature and human genius shall be celebrated on earth.
1859, William Noel Sainsbury, Original unpublished papers illustrative of the life of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, page 3622004: “Paul”, rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s (Google group): Review: CD, “The Hit Years”, Nancy Sinatra, the 10ᵗʰ day of December at 4:37am Another Debbie / Nancy / MM emulatrix, though, was. An Italian girl from Detroit with reasonable pipes and a complete obsession with success, one Madonna L. V. Ciccone (or some such), became enormously successful, and there was no further denying the influence of Nancy Sinatra, in her own right and nothing to do with her father.
Synonyms: emulatress
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female who emulates.
Origin
- Latinaemulātrīx
- Englishemulatrix
From Latin aemulātrīx, equivalent to emulator + -trix.
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emulatrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emulatrix
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