murderess
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- noun
- /ˈmɜrdərɪs/
- NSFW
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- In the courtroom, the jury listened intently as the prosecutor detailed the actions of the murderess.
- witches and murderesses
Examples
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Are you sure you don't mind a murderess sleeping on your couch?
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Do you think he could love a murderess?
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You have made a murderess of me.
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How does it feel to be a murderess?
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My son is not going to marry the daughter of a murderess.
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The most affectionate woman I ever knew was a murderess.
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To begin with, we have the very simple and obvious fact - that Mrs. Paradine is not a murderess.
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The Count's angel turned out to be a murderess who escaped the Executioner's blade.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ina is curious, though, about how the murderess and her mother-in-law get along, as they seem to be on the best of terms.
Academic text (2016) -
She was a liar, a witch, and a murderess, but she dazzled you as she did me, and I forgive you.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A person or animal that makes another living thing die on purpose
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A person who illegally kills another person on purpose
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A woman who is paid to kill people, often using a gun
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A person who kills someone on purpose
A woman who is paid to kill someone, often using a gun
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Murderess is made from murder and the ending -ess, where -ess means 'woman', as in actress or waitress, so it means a woman who has committed murder.