eliminatrix
English
Etymology
From Latin ēlīminātrīx, equivalent to eliminate + -trix, after eliminator; compare the French éliminatrice.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭlĭʹmĭnātrĭks, IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪtɹɪks/
Noun
eliminatrix (plural not attested)
- (rare) A woman or girl who eliminates; a female eliminator.
- 2001 September 8, Uncle Gargoyle, alt.peeves, “Re: ‘And a sign appeared unto them . . . ’” (see the original message)
- Elimination, whether urine or feces, is a messy process and standard toilets are barely up to the task of accomodating[sic] the eliminator’s/eliminatrix’s needs.
- 2004 August 24, Sheila Murphy, fa.fiction-of-philosophy, “I was in the cheese yard scurrying” (see the original message)
- surrender an eliminatrix surface
- 2001 September 8, Uncle Gargoyle, alt.peeves, “Re: ‘And a sign appeared unto them . . . ’” (see the original message)
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