seductress

American  

[si-duhk-tris] / sɪˈdʌk trɪs /

noun

1. a woman who seduces.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of seductress

1795–1805; obsolete sedut ( o ) r (< Late Latin sēductor; seduce, -tor ) + -ess

Example Sentences

But most are terrible at playing to it, like the seductress who draws Gerry into a laughing exercise that makes it seem like she's escaped from an asylum.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023

But without hints from the announcers, I’d probably guess that Chock was a witch seductress and Bates a young soldier; maybe the routine would read more like a very strange retelling of Macbeth.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2022

A ruthless foe and an ancient seductress are among those making life difficult for the newly appointed king of Valusia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

Part black widow, part Civil War spy, the flamboyant, seemingly shameless Mrs. Mumler plays the seductress and the savvy debater with Tooker.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2018

The contrast between the two leading women, Patricia Devereux, who played the title part, and little Anabel Astor, who played the mercenary seductress, was a piquant source of speculation.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau