English Explanatory Dictionary

inspectrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Female equivalent of inspector.

Pronunciation

ĭn-spĕk′trĭks /ɪnˈspɛk.tɹɪks/ /ɪnˈspek.tɹɪks/ /ənˈspek.tɹəks/ /ɪnˈspɛ(ː)k.ʈɾɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inspectrix.wav

Word forms

inspectrix inspectrices

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin īnspectrīx. First attested in 1715. By surface analysis, inspector + -trix.

Synonyms

inspectress
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