jobmistress
A Victorian and Edwardian British term for a woman who ran a job-master business — hiring out horses, carriages, and coachmen by the day or job.
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A Victorian and Edwardian British term for a woman who ran a job-master business — hiring out horses, carriages, and coachmen by the day or job. While most job masters were men, jobmistresses ran their own livery operations, navigating a male-dominated trade with sharp business sense. They supplied transport for funerals, weddings, and general hire before the motor car made their whole industry obsolete.
The jobmistress had six carriages available for the weekend and charged accordingly for the society funeral.
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(UK, historical) A female job master .
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