invigilatrix
/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtɹɪks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator.
Example Sentences
- "A History paper was lately set, at a girls’ school, on a certain period of English history—say the Reformation. One question was: “Mention the person in your period who interests you most, and give your reasons.” During the examination some female præpostor or other subaltern was sitting with the girls, some of whom asked, “Does ‘your period’ mean our period?” “Yes,” said the invigilatrix, if that is the word for the fair looker-on."
- "Our invigilatrix was my WEA widow, earning a little daytime money by giving out the papers and watching for cheaters."