exterminatress

== English == === Etymology === From exterminator +‎ -ess, compare exterminatrix. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕkstûrʹmĭnā'trĭs, IPA(key): /ɛkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪtɹɪs/ === Noun === exterminatress (plural exterminatresses) (rare) A female exterminator; an exterminatrix. ==== References ==== “Exterminatress” listed on page 462 of volume III (D–E), § ii (E) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1897] Exterminatress (ekstə̄·ɹmineⁱːtrės). [f. Exterminator + -ess.] A female exterminator. [¶] 1891 Sat. Rev. 12 Sept. 289/2 Miss Ormerod, the exterminatress of insects. “exterminatress” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]