† ˈneatressObs. [irreg.f. neat n. + -ress as in actress, etc.] A female neatherd. 1586Warner Alb.Eng. iv. xx. (1612) 96 The Neatresse, longing for the rest, Did egge him on to tell [etc.].1621Lady M. Wroth Urania 485 She was a Neatresse, and in truth an neate one.