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A woman adulterer
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adulteress
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Nikki is stunned to learn that Luke knew Andrew planned to call her an adulteress in court. ▪ There is no reference that the repentant adulteress in the New Testament was actually Mary.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adulteress \A*dul"ter*ess\, n. [Fem. from L. adulter. Cf. Advoutress .] A woman who commits adultery. (Script.) A woman who violates her religious engagements. --James iv. 4.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a woman adulterer [syn: fornicatress , hussy , jade , loose woman , slut , strumpet , trollop ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A woman or girl who commits adultery.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., avoutresse , agent noun in fem. form from obsolete verb adulter (see adulterer ).
Usage examples of adulteress.
The pains of Hell were illustrated on earth in the torture of adulteresses, heretics, and other villains, torn apart or set afire in public squares.
Elizabeth sound like a clever, scheming adulteress or a terrified, intimidated wife.
She told herself that it was better to be mistaken for an absurd henwit than a scheming adulteress, but when she opened them again and saw Ian striding up the aisle, away from her, she no longer cared one way or another.