conductorette

Definitions

A female bus, streetcar or train conductor.

obsolete

Examples

“One misty day I was riding on top of a ’bus, and when the conductorette came to get⟳ my fare, she leaned over the seat in front of mine, and kissed the wounded soldier who was sitting there.”

“A man riding a bicycle had run⟳ into the tail end⟳ of our train⟳ when his brakes failed. A conductorette happened to see⟳ the accident and reported it to the engineer.”

“On the streetcar, I put⟳ my fare into the box and the conductorette looked at me with the usual hard eyes of white contempt. “Move⟳ into the car, please⟳ move⟳ on in the car.””

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