grandmistress
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
grandmistress (plural grandmistresses)
- (rare) A female grandmaster.
- 2003, Andy Soltis, Los Voraces 2019: A Chess Novel, page 42:
- The St. Petersburg grandmistress blundered on the 29th move of a Kramnik Sicilian and resigned three moves later.
Usage notes edit
- It is more common to use grandmaster for both men and women.