Meanings
- archaicA female promoter.
In 1913 Louise van Eeghen was one of the vice-presidents of the Exhibition "Woman 1815-1915" and from then on an ardent promotrix of woman's suffrage in the Netherlands.
1950, International Council of Women, Bulletin, volumes 28-32, page 21Synonyms: promotress
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female promoter.
Origin
- Latinprōmōtrīx
- Englishpromotrix
Learned borrowing from Latin prōmōtrīx. By surface analysis, promote + -trix.
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