sailoress

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noun

A female sailor.

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Meanings

nounsailoress (plural sailoresses)

plural sailoresses

  1. datedrareA female sailor.

    The usual size of yacht handled b the fair sailoresses is a two and a half rater but now that practice has increased their skil they are racing large boats.

    1897, “Yachting at Cowes”, in Lady's Realm, volume 2, page 444

Origin

From sailor + -ess.

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Translations

Catalan marina
  • marinafemale sailor
Czech námořnice
  • námořnicefemale sailor
French matelote
  • matelotefemale sailor
German Matrosin
  • Matrosinfemale sailor
Italian marinaia
  • marinaiafemale sailor
Polish żeglarka
  • żeglarkafemale sailor
Spanish marinera
  • marinerafemale sailor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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