[a. L. speculātrix, fem. of speculātor.] A female speculator, in various senses.
1611. Cotgr., Speculatrice, a speculatrix; a contemplatiue … or watchfull woman.
1744. Z. Grey, Butler’s Hud., II. iii. 1093, note. This Sarah Jimmers, whom Lilly calls Sarah Shelhorn, a great Speculatrix.
1841. D’Israeli, Amen. Lit., III. 207. Persons even of ordinary rank in life pretended to be what they termed speculators, and sometimes women were speculatrices.
1908. Westm. Gaz., 29 Aug., 7/2. This … indicates that the exploitress and speculatrix has just obtained an advantage by doing something particularly mean.
