Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invitress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-vit-ress
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who invites.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I know not what he said to my fair invitresses, but certainly the invitation was no more repeated."

Etymology

From inviter + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: inviter

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

invitresses (plural)

Questions

What does invitress mean?: A woman who invites.
Where does invitress come from?: From inviter + -ess.

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