traitress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of traitress
1400–50; late Middle English traitresse < Old French; see traitor, -ess
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The more central, social prob lem of the book resolves to this: Fleur Mont, called "snob" by free-and-easy, expressionistic Marjorie Ferrar, retorts with "traitress," "snake," "no morals."
From Time Magazine Archive
La Belle Quéro might be a traitress, a conspirator, but was it his mission to unmask her?
From The Intriguers by William Le Queux
The wife of Hooker tyrannized over his days, and at last proved to be a traitress to his fame.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
The venerable lady placed her withered hands upon the bent head, raised her eyes to heaven, and solemnly invoked a blessing on the traitress.
From Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Do you deny that your daughter is a traitress?
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
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