instructrix

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noun

A female instructor.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouninstructrix (plural instructrixes or instructrices)

plural instructrixes · plural instructrices

  1. datedA female instructor.

    Synonyms: instructress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female instructor.

Also see

Origin

  1. Latinīnstrūctrīx
  2. Englishinstructrix

Learned borrowing from Latin īnstrūctrīx. By surface analysis, instruct + -trix.

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Translations

Esperanto instruistino
  • instruistinofemale instructor
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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