invitress

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noun

A woman who invites.

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Meanings

nouninvitress (plural invitresses)

plural invitresses

  1. archaicA woman who invites.

    I know not what he said to my fair invitresses, but certainly the invitation was no more repeated.

    1859, Edward Fitzball, Thirty-five Years of a Dramatic Author's Life, volume 1, page 44

Origin

From inviter + -ess.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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