Synonyms for instructress

Most common

mistress · governess

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A female instructor.

   […] you must allow me to look upon you as my Scholar, in one Sense; as my Companion, in another; and as my Instructress, in a third.

Related words

Other spellings

instructoress

Forms

Plural

instructresses → mistresses, governesses, tutoresses, instructrixes…

Example sentences

• mistress Dan killed his wife, Linda, to marry his mistress.
• governess Mary used to work as a governess for a wealthy family.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

mistress², tutoress

9 letters

governess³

11 letters

instructrix

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mistress² = 2 syllables).