commanderess

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From commander +‎ -ess.

Noun

commanderess (plural commanderesses)

  1. (rare) A female commander.
    • 2007 October 21, Maureen Dowd, “Cougars, Archers, Snipers”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 October 2023:
      Her political hucksters and Power Pointers are trying to help the New York senator blur the line between “male” and “female” enough to become the first commanderess in chief.
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