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manageress [man-i-jer-is; British man-i-juh-res] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for manageress on Thesaurus.com noun
- a woman who is a manager.
Origin of manageress First recorded in 1790–1800; manager + -ess Usage note See -ess. Related Words for manageress matron, housekeeper, housemother, manageress Examples from the Web for manageress Historical Examples of manageress
I went the round of the bedrooms accompanied by the manageress.
Autumn Impressions of the Gironde
Isabel Giberne Sieveking
Frampa she did not mind so much, for the manageress never acted now.
Julian Corbett
Of course it’s against the rules, but what can a manageress do?
H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Farwell looked surprised for a second, then saw the manageress on the stairs.
W. L. George
The manageress was nowhere to be seen; nor was Nelly, probably by now a manageress herself.
W. L. George
British Dictionary definitions for manageress manageress noun
- a woman who is in charge of a shop, department, canteen, etc