exterminatrix

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin exterminātrīx. By surface analysis, exterminate +‎ -trix. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕkstûr'mĭnāʹtrĭks, IPA(key): /ɛkˌstɜːmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ (General American) enPR: ĕkstûr'mĭnāʹtrĭks, IPA(key): /ɛkˌstɝmɪˈneɪtɹɪks/ === Noun === exterminatrix (plural exterminatrices) (rare) A woman who exterminates. For quotations using this term, see Citations:exterminatrix. ==== Synonyms ==== exterminatress ==== References ==== “Exterminatrix” listed on page 462 of volume III (D–E), § ii (E) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1897] Exterminatrix (ekstə̄ːɹminēⁱ·triks). [a. L. *exterminātrix, fem. of Exterminator.] = prec. [¶] 1880 Daily News 3 Nov. 5/7 She is..less of an exterminatrix than the exasperated people represent her to be. “exterminatrix” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989] “exterminatrix, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.