adventuress

American  

[ad-ven-cher-is] / ædˈvɛn tʃər ɪs /

noun

1. a woman who schemes to win social position, wealth, etc., by unscrupulous or questionable means.

2. a woman who is an adventurer.

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adventuress British  

/ ədˈvɛntʃərɪs /

noun

1. a woman who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits

2. a woman who seeks money or power by unscrupulous means

3. a speculator

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Gender

What's the difference between adventuress and adventurer? See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of adventuress

First recorded in 1745–55; adventur(er) + -ess

Example Sentences

Storied vessels such as the S/V Adventuress, the yachts Honey Boy and Glory Be, the Virginia V, the halibut schooner Tondenskjold and others will participate.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2017

SAT Help raise the sails, take a turn at the helm, on sail aboard the 104-year-old National Historic Landmark schooner Adventuress, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2017

SAT Holiday activities for all ages, make cards and ornaments, decorate cookies; cider and cocoa, carols, board historic ships including steamship Virginia V, tug Arthur Foss, schooner Adventuress, noon-4 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2011

Least important of her contributions to I Was An Adventuress is her ballet act-Tschaikowsky's Lac des Cygnes, directed by Zorina's especially imported husband, Russian Ballet Master George Balanchine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pinkerton visits the Mediums.—Drops in at a Washington Hall Meeting.—Sees the naughty Woman.—And returns to New York convinced that the Spiritualistic Adventuress is a Woman of remarkable Ability. 65CHAPTER IX.

From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan