seductress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of seductress
1795–1805; obsolete sedut ( o ) r (< Late Latin sēductor; see seduce, -tor) + -ess
Example Sentences
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One welcome shift from past cinematic renderings is screenwriters Peres Owino's and NneNne Iwuji's emphasis on Cleopatra's shrewdness as a political and military strategist, traits often subsumed by her legend as a seductress.
From Salon ● May 11, 2023
But without hints from the announcers, I’d probably guess that Chock was a witch seductress and Bates a young soldier; maybe the routine would read more like a very strange retelling of Macbeth.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2022
A ruthless foe and an ancient seductress are among those making life difficult for the newly appointed king of Valusia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019
It’s true that a singer has to be careful not to overplay Dalila as stock seductress.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2018
She gave the Emperor the letters of Anicius, which spoke of the seductress, of her manifold arts, of the secret passage to her chamber, and of the turning statue.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Dahn, Felix
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