objectress
nounUK /əbˈdʒɛktɹɪs/
Etymology From objector + -ess, compare objectrix.
1
Rare A female objector.
- My hand developed into a kind of conscientious objectress. To appease her, I gladly demanded less extensive attestations of her proficiency, and, lo and behold, by showing such considerateness, I gradually won her back.ante 1956, Robert Walser quoted in: George C. Avery, Inquiry and Testament: A Study of the Novels and Short Prose of Robert Walser (1968, University of Pennsylvania Press), page 11