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murderess

[ mur-der-is ]

/ ˈmɜr dər ɪs /

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noun

a woman who commits murder.

RELATED WORDS

homicide, executioner, killer, manslayer, butcher, slayer, soldier, triggerman, cutthroat, assassin, criminal, perpetrator, enforcer, hit-and-run

Nearby words

Origin of murderess

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

Usage note

See -ess.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for murderess

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