murderess
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of murderess
Example Sentences
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Marten said she was worried people would think she was "some evil mother" or a "murderess."
From BBC
In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.
From New York Times
Her Democratic opponent, Felicia French, wasn’t some international drug trafficker or ax murderess, but rather a nurse and veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times
He had a biography of Cortés; a translation of Gregory of Tours; a study of Victorian murderesses, put out by the Harvard University Press.
From Literature
Miss Manners, please help me avoid becoming a murderess.
From Washington Post
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