noun
- plural of manageress; female managers or supervisors
Usage: dated; largely replaced by ‘managers’
Examples
- The hotel employed several manageresses to oversee different departments.
- In the 1960s, many shops had manageresses running their daily operations.
- The company’s manageresses met monthly to discuss business strategies.
- She was one of the most respected manageresses in the retail industry.
- The manageresses were responsible for training new staff members.