Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detractress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-trac-tress
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female detractor.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From detractor + -ess.

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What does detractress mean?
A female detractor.
Where does detractress come from?
From detractor + -ess.

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