engineeress

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noun

A female engineer.

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Meanings

nounengineeress (plural engineeresses)

plural engineeresses

  1. datedrareA female engineer.

    But at least they learned to dance and smile and talk and choose engineeresses appropriate to their engineering futures.

    1928, Philip Guedalla, Conquistador, American fantasia

Origin

From engineer + -ess.

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Translations

Arabic مهندسة
  • مهندسة (muhandasa)female engineer
Romanian ingineră
  • inginerăfemale engineer
Spanish ingeniera
  • ingenierafemale engineer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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