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murderess

American  
[mur-der-is] / ˈmɜr dər ɪs /

noun

  1. a woman who commits murder.


Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of murderess

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

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