manageress

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In April 1933, hotel manageress Aldie Mackay said she had seen a whale-like creature in the loch.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

“The manageress let me sleep on her couch for a month. They were good people.”

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2020

The waitress didn't get her job back, because the manageress would have "lost face" with the rest of her staff, if she admitted that she had made a mistake.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2013

This movie ups her status, making her the manageress of the cafe where Rose is employed.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2011

Of course it's against the rules, but what can a manageress do?—if the waste doesn't fall on them, it falls on her.

From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)