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Definition of
murderess noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
murderess
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmərdərəs
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
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a woman who has killed someone deliberately and illegally; a female
murderer
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murderess
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