Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fightress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fight-ress
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fighteress.

Example Sentences

"A large black bitch I once had, descended from the Irish wolf-dog breed, which, strange as it may sound, was as arrant bottom as a ‘fightress,’ as any female champion ever appearing at ‘Hockley in the Hole.’"
"Catarina Gloria, the well-known bull fightress, has arrived at San Luis Potosi, from Havana."
"Something of a Fightress. (New York Times.) Although woman has not yet won her fight for equal suffrage, her influence in the politics of a club exclusively for men has lately been demonstrated."
"For the best-dressed crime-fightress in Gotham City... the first annual Batty is hereby presented to Batgirl."
"SEE THEM COWER BEFORE OUR MIGHT! DRIVE THEM OUT, FIGHTRESSES! NEVER WILL THEY ENTER OUR VALLEY AGAIN!"

Inflected Forms

fightresses (plural)

Questions

What does fightress mean?: Alternative form of fighteress.

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