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murderess

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mur·der·ess  (mûrdr-s)
n.
A woman who commits murder. See Usage Note at -ess.
[murder(er) + -ess.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.murderess - a woman murderer
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Translations
murderess [ˈmɜːdərɪs] N → asesina f; (as Jur term) → homicida f
murderess [ˈmɜːrdərəs] n → meurtrière f
murder hunt n → chasse pour retrouver le meurtrier)f à l'homme >
murder mystery n → histoire f policière, roman m policier
murderess
n → Mörderin f
murderess [ˈmɜːdərɪs] n → assassina, omicida f
murderess [ˈmɜːdərɪs] n → assassina, omicida f


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"Very good: you think I'm a murderess then," replied Mrs.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
It did produce sensation, but not enough to bring the murderess to punish- ment.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
I lay dying upon the earth with the sword in my body, and raised my hands to kill the slut of a murderess, but she slipped away from me; she would not even close my lips nor my eyes when I was dying, for there is nothing in this world so cruel and so shameless as a woman when she has fallen into such guilt as hers was.
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