murderess
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of murderess
1350–1400; Middle English moerdrice, morderes; see 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 ● May 2, 2025
Rivera also inhabited roles like Rosie, the girlfriend of a rock star’s manager in “Bye Bye Birdie,” the original Velma and later the ambitious murderess Roxie in “Chicago,” and former showgirl Lilane in “Nine.”
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024
A 1950s lawman pursues a murderess who appears to have vanished from a locked room within a fortresslike psychiatric hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
Macdonald, an experienced falconer, withdrew from people to train her murderess, transforming her fridge into a morgue for raw animal parts.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2015
Anne had been to Cassavetti’s rooms that night; though nothing would ever induce me to believe she was his murderess.
From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John
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