conductress

[ kuh n-duhk-tris ]

/ kənˈdʌk trɪs /

a woman who conducts; a female leader, guide, director, or manager.

a woman who is employed as a conductor on a bus, train, or other public conveyance.

Origin of conductress

First recorded in 1615–25; conduct(o)r + -ess

See -ess.

There a young lady appeared at the further end of the gallery, and curtseyed to my conductress.

Daisy |Elizabeth Wetherell
Taking the small, trembling hand offered him, Wyat followed his conductress down the passage.

Windsor Castle |William Harrison Ainsworth
We passed a room where I heard Raymonds voice, and I told my conductress to give me the adjoining one.

My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) |Charles Paul de Kock
His conductress was retiring, to give us, as she said, an opportunity to accommodate matters.

Maria |Mary Wollstonecraft

Our conductress stopped when she heard our exclamations, and also looked towards the sea.

In the Eastern Seas |W.H.G. Kingston