playeressn.
/ˌpleɪəˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈpleɪərəs/ rare.
An actress, esp. on the stage.
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1830 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 24 Apr. 527 Many playeresses had..become peeresses.
2002 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 16 Mar. 23 It defined the paralysing hell that is, a small elite excepted, the playeresses' game.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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