exterminatrix

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UK/ɛkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/US/ɛkˌstɝmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/

noun

A woman who exterminates.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:exterminatrix.”

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exterminatress
OriginLatin exterminātrīx →
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Meanings

nounexterminatrix (plural exterminatrices)

plural exterminatrices

  1. rareA woman who exterminates.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:exterminatrix.

    Synonyms: exterminatress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman who exterminates.

Similar
exterminatress

Origin

  1. Latinexterminātrīx
  2. Englishexterminatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin exterminātrīx. By surface analysis, exterminate + -trix.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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