Inventrix

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: Ä­nvÄ•nʹtrÄ­ks, IPA: /ɪnˈvÉ›ntɹɪks/

Alternative forms

• inuentrix 17th century

Origin

From the Latin inventrīx.

Full definition of inventrix

Noun

1. (archaic or often pejorative) A female that invents.
• 1673: Randle Cotgrave, A French and English Dictionary, “TrouveuÅ¿e”TrouveuÅ¿e: f. An inventrix; or a woman that findeth out.
• 1997: Angelika Taschen, Roberto Ohrt, and Burkhard Riemschneider eds., Kippenberger, page 218 (Taschen; ISBN 3822878677, 9783822878675)Two proletariat inventrices on the way to an inventor’s congress

Coordinate terms

• inventor

Synonyms

• inventress