matron

/ˈmeɪtrən/ noun [C]

Translation

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

bayan hemşire; başhemşire

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

kocası ölmüş ve tekrar evlenmiş yaşlı evli kadın

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

(hastane, okul, hapishane) müdire

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

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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