/kan'teuh tree"chay, -trees"/ ; It. /kahn'tah trddee"che/ ; Fr. /kahonn tann trddees"/ , n. , pl. cantatrices /-tree"chayz, -tree"seuhz/ ; Fr. /-trddees"/ , cantatrici /-tree"chee/ ; It. /-trddee"chee/ .
a professional female singer esp. of opera.
[ ( cantatric-, s. of cantatrix female singer; see CANTOR, -TRIX ]