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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin piscātrīx.
Noun
piscatrix (plural not attested)
- (historical) A female fishmonger in ancient times.
- (humorous) A female angler.
1854, Mrs. Locke, Rosa St. Orme, and other tales, page 16:Lady Eda was reckoned by the learned in such matters to be a piscatrix of the most dexterous order; so that she only permitted Pierce to tie on her flies, but would not condescend to have further assistance from any one.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From piscor + -trīx.
Pronunciation
Noun
piscātrīx f (genitive piscātrīcis, masculine piscātor); third declension
- fisherwoman
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “piscatrix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- piscatrix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.