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单词 operatress
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operatressn.

Brit. /ˈɒp(ə)rətrᵻs/, /ˌɒp(ə)rəˈtrɛs/, U.S. /ˈɑp(ə)rətrəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: operator n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < operator n. + -ess suffix1: see -tress suffix.
A female operator; = operatrix n.
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society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > woman
workwomana1382
operatrice1531
labouress1570
operatress1841
ouvrièrea1855
career woman1927
1841 Fraser's Mag. 24 712 He..had hired an excellent cook; but the said operatress found such difficulties in pleasing herself at the cottage fireplace, that [etc.].
1938 R. Frost in R. P. Tristram Coffin New Poetry of New Eng. vi. 138 A forty year old telegraph operatress had drawn her own inference from my telegrams.
2002 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 28 July e2 I'd pick it up to dial, and I'd hear the voice of that undead robot operatress: If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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