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-ESS changes POET to POETESS, -ETTE changes BACHELOR to BACHELORETTE, -INA changes CZAR to CZARINA, and -INE changes HERO to HEROINE. What suffix changes a word from feminine to masculine?

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-ER changes WIDOW to WIDOWER.

(By Peter Gordon.)

September 3, 2025 | Language

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