matron

/ˈmeɪtrən/ noun [C]

Definition

NURSE UK old-fashioned › a female nurse in a school, or a female nurse who is in charge of other nurses in a hospital

WOMAN US › a married woman, especially one who is old or a widow (= woman whose husband has died)

PRISON/SCHOOL US › a woman who is a manager at some hospitals, schools, prisons, etc

(Definition of matron noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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