The manageress of a shop, restaurant, or other small business is the woman who is responsible for running it. Some people dislike this word and prefer the word 'manager'.
[old-fashioned]
...the manageress of a betting shop. [+ of]
manageress in British English
(ˌmænɪdʒəˈrɛs, ˈmænɪdʒəˌrɛs)
noun
a woman who is in charge of a shop, department, canteen, etc
manageress in American English
(ˈmænɪdʒərɪs)
noun
a female manager
Examples of 'manageress' in a sentence
manageress
Once it was on, even the manageress of the shop had come to admire the effect.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
The assistant manageress sat with two clients at her windowside desk, a portrait of the President behind her.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2002)
The manageress -- `I'm Mrs Goldman, dear" -- sat behind a table desk covered entirely by invoices, letters, brochures and fabric samples.
Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2002)
In other languages
manageress
British English: manageress /ˌmænɪdʒəˈrɛs; ˈmænɪdʒəˌrɛs/ NOUN
The manageress of a shop, restaurant, or other small business is the woman who is responsible for running it.