sophistress
sophistress · sophistresses
A female sophistA female sophist.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, derogatory, historical)A female sophist.
1677, Thomas D’Urfey, A Fond Husband, London: James Magnes & Richard Bentley, Act V, Scene 5, p. 61, Now the mighty Sophistress is o’erthrown!
Origin
From sophist + -ress and sophister + -ess.From sophist + -ress and sophister + -ess.
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Forms
plural: sophistresses| Singular | sophistress |
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See also
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