murderess

[ mur-der-is ]

/ ˈmɜr dər ɪs /

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noun

a woman who commits murder.

Origin of murderess

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

usage note for murderess

See -ess.

Words nearby murderess

murdabad, murder, murderball, murderee, murderer, murderess, Murder in the Cathedral, murderous, Murder will out, Murdoch, murdrum

Example sentences from the Web for murderess

Then from out of the middle of the crowd of lookers-on came a cry of Murderess!
Dead Man's Plack and an Old Thorn|William Henry Hudson
A few feet further I reeled—my head seemed turning round—and again shouting 'Murderess!'
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
On her tomb was found inscribed, “The Murderess of her Family.”
The Prime Minister|W.H.G. Kingston
And at every yard of the way he repeated to himself the words: “Murderess!”
The Crime Club|William Holt-White

Whether Mr. Murderer and Mrs. Murderess Manning were not both unusually stout people?
The Woman in White|Wilkie Collins