murderess

[mur-der-is]

noun

1. a woman who commits murder.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of murderess¹

1350–1400; Middle English moerdrice, morderes; murder, -ess

Example Sentences

She said that she was worried that people would think she was an "evil mother" or a "murderess."

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In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.

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Moore plays Ann Woodward, a possible murderess whose story Capote tells here at a dinner table early in the first episode and which makes up a sizable chunk of “La Côte Basque.”

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As far as Roxie is concerned, murderesses row isn’t much different from tryouts in the sticks.

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This week’s theme is “strong independent females,” featuring a novel about a madwoman and a true-crime account of a mob murderess.

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