A woman who commits murder. See Usage Note at -ess.
[MURDER(ER) + -ESS.]
murderess
Dictionary:
mur·der·ess (mûr'dər-ĭs)  |
| Thesaurus: murderess |
noun
- One who murders another: butcher, cutthroat, homicide, killer, manslayer, massacrer, murderer, slaughterer, slayer, triggerman. See help/harm/harmless.
| WordNet: murderess |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a woman murderer
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 | Bandini (1963 Drama Film) |
| Lizzy Borden: The Murderess Metal Road Show (1985 Music Film) |
| Bedevilled (1955 Crime Film) |
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- Bandini (1963 Drama Film)
- Lizzy Borden: The Murderess Metal Road Show (1985 Music Film)
- Bedevilled (1955 Crime Film)
- Prisonnières (1989 Drama Film)
- Il Medaglione Insanguinato (1975 Horror Film)
- Black Widow Murders: the Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993 Crime Film)
- Equateur (1983 Drama Film)
- L'Etrangère (1968 Comedy Drama Film)
- Son Copain (1951 Film)
- Killing Car (1983 Film)
- The Big Sweet Annie: Dragnet (TV Episode) (1958 TV Episode)
- City Under Siege, Part 3: Hunter (TV Episode) (1989 TV Episode)
- Letters of Death: Kojak (TV Episode) (1977 TV Episode)
- The Murderess Metal Road Show (1986 Album by Lizzy Borden)
