Meanings
nounmanageress (plural manageresses)
plural manageresses
- datedA female manager.
When I worked in a toyshop, I once bought the manageress a sandwich. Do I still work there? No. Our relationship is, therefore, over. Has she given me the quid back? No.
1999 April 19, Victoria Coren, “I don't love you. PS: you owe me £2.50”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 May 2014Synonyms: manager
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female manager.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
- Proto-Italic*manus
- Latinmanus
- Vulgar Latin*manizāre
- Old Italianmaneggiareder.?
- Old Frenchmanege
- Middle English*manage
- Englishmanage
- Englishmanager
- Englishmanageress
Translations
French manageuse
- manageusefemale manager
German Managerin
- Managerinfemale manager
Greek διευθύντρια
- διευθύντρια (diefthýntria)female manager
Latvian administratore, pārvaldniece
- administratorefemale manager
- pārvaldniecefemale manager
- direkotorefemale manager
- vadītājafemale manager
Welsh rheolwraig, trefnwraig
- rheolwraigfemale manager
- trefnwraigfemale manager
Cite this entry
APA
manageress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manageress
MLA
“manageress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manageress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manageress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manageress.
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