waileress

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noun

A female professional mourner

OriginMiddle English weileressis pl →
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Meanings

nounwaileress (plural waileresses)

plural waileresses

  1. rareA female professional mourner

Origin

  1. Middle Englishweileressis pl
  2. Englishwaileress

From Middle English weileressis pl; equivalent to wailer + -ess.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

weariless
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APA

waileress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waileress

MLA

“waileress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waileress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waileress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waileress.

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