Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instructress

/ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: in-struc-tress
IPA: /ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female instructor.

Dated

Example Sentences

"[…] you must allow me to look upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third."
"After a short pause Sir Thomas added with dignity, "Yes, let her home be in this house. We will endeavour to do our duty by her, and she will at least have the advantage of companions of her own age, and of a regular instructress.""
"If she knew her instructress was poor and queer she also knew she was not nearly so ‘qualified’ as Miss Overmore, who could say lots of dates straight off […]."

Etymology

Etymology tree English instructor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English instructress From instructor + -ess.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

instructresses (plural)

Synonyms

instructrix

Questions

How do you pronounce instructress?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈstɹʌktɹɪs/.
What does instructress mean?: A female instructor.
Where does instructress come from?: Etymology tree English instructor Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English instructress From instructor + -ess.

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