gaoleress

English

Etymology

From gaoler +‎ -ess.

Noun

gaoleress (plural gaoleresses)

1. A female gaoler.
   • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson;  […], →OCLC:

     [Y]esterday my saucy gaoleress assured me, that all my oppositions would not signify that pinch of snuff, holding out her genteel finger and thumb […].

Anagrams

• sale-goers, salegoers