murderess

[ mur-der-is ]

/ ˈmɜr dər ɪs /

a woman who commits murder.

Words nearby murderess

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

See -ess.

Then from out of the middle of the crowd of lookers-on came a cry of Murderess!
Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn|William Henry Hudson
A few feet further I reeled—my head seemed turning round—and again shouting 'Murderess!'
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
On her tomb was found inscribed, “The Murderess of her Family.”
The Prime Minister|W.H.G. Kingston
And at every yard of the way he repeated to himself the words: “Murderess!”
The Crime Club|William Holt-White

Whether Mr. Murderer and Mrs. Murderess Manning were not both unusually stout people?
The Woman in White|Wilkie Collins