What does conductorette mean?
Conductorette means (obsolete) A female bus, streetcar or train conductor..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) A female bus, streetcar or train conductor..
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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Conductorette means (obsolete) A female bus, streetcar or train conductor..
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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.
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