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invigilatrix
invigilatrix
English
Noun
invigilatrix (plural invigilatrices, masculine invigilator)
- (rare) A woman (or entity given female personification) who invigilates; a female invigilator.
- 1911, The Illustrated London News CXXXVIII:i, page 16:
- During the examination some female præpostor…was sitting with the girls, some of whom asked, “Does ‘your period’ mean our period?” “Yes,” said the invigilatrix.
- 1987, Anthony Burgess, Little Wilson and Big God, page 145:
- Our invigilatrix was my WEA widow, earning a little daytime money by giving out the papers and watching for cheaters.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:invigilatrix.
- 1911, The Illustrated London News CXXXVIII:i, page 16: