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    protectress
    /prə(ʊ)ˈtɛktrɪs/

    noun

    • 1. a female protector.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROTECTRESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a woman who protects someone or something : The room is devoted entirely to paintings of Siena's protectress, the Virgin Mary. The little bird busied himself for some time with his broken wing, and at last he lay down, close to his protectress. Fewer examples. He spent the rest of his life in the home of a wealthy protectress.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROTECTRESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a woman who protects someone or something : The room is devoted entirely to paintings of Siena's protectress, the Virgin Mary. The little bird busied himself for some time with his broken wing, and at last he lay down, close to his protectress. Fewer examples. He spent the rest of his life in the home of a wealthy protectress.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › protectressProtectress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Feb 26, 2024 · noun. pro· tec· tress prə-ˈtek-trəs. : a woman who is a protector. Examples of protectress in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web This year, Dorsey honored Maman Brigitte, the female Voodoo spirit of death and protectress of women.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROTECTRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    PROTECTRESS definition: a female protector | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › protectressPROTECTRESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Protectress definition: a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector. . See examples of PROTECTRESS used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › protectressProtectress - definition of protectress by The Free Dictionary

    Define protectress. protectress synonyms, protectress pronunciation, protectress translation, English dictionary definition of protectress. n. a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector. usage: See -ess.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › protectressProtectress Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A female protector. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Protectress. Noun. Singular: protectress. Plural: protectresses. Origin of Protectress. From protector +"Ž -ess. From Wiktionary. Protectress Sentence Examples.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › protectressesProtectress Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Protectress definition, a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector. See more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPROTECTRESS - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

    A complete guide to the word "PROTECTRESS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › protectressprotectress - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] protectress (plural protectresses) A female protector . Synonyms. [ edit] protectrix. Translations. [ edit] ± female protector. Anagrams. [ edit] retrospects. Categories: English terms suffixed with -ess. English 3-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns.