matron

noun/ˈmeɪtrən/

Frequency rank: #12,921 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A woman who supervises people in a school, hospital, or other institution.

Illustration for the English word “matron”

Example sentence

The school matron greeted every student at the dormitory entrance each evening.

Synonyms & related words

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