deceptressn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsɛptrᵻs/, U.S.

/dəˈsɛptrəs/,

/diˈsɛptrəs/

Etymology: feminine of deceptor n., answering in sense to Latin dēceptrix : see -ess suffix¹.

rare.

A female deceiver.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives > female

trickstress1870

deceptress1880

1880 M. Crommelin Black Abbey II. viii. 139 The pretty deceptress woke refreshed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deceptress
释义	deceptressn. Brit. /dᵻˈsɛptrᵻs/, U.S. /dəˈsɛptrəs/, /diˈsɛptrəs/ Etymology: feminine of deceptor n., answering in sense to Latin dēceptrix : see -ess suffix¹. rare. A female deceiver. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives > female trickstress1870 deceptress1880 1880 M. Crommelin Black Abbey II. viii. 139 The pretty deceptress woke refreshed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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