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View synonyms for murderess

murderess

[ mur-der-is ]

noun

  1. a woman who commits murder.


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Gender Note

See -ess.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of murderess1

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

Whether Mr. Murderer and Mrs. Murderess Manning were not both unusually stout people?

And at every yard of the way he repeated to himself the words: “Murderess!”

On her tomb was found inscribed, “The Murderess of her Family.”

A few feet further I reeled—my head seemed turning round—and again shouting 'Murderess!'

Then from out of the middle of the crowd of lookers-on came a cry of Murderess!

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