seductress
noun
se·duc·tress si-ˈdək-trəs 
: a woman who seduces
Synonyms
- enchantress
- femme fatale
- siren
- temptress
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Example Sentences
in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses
Recent Examples on the Web Stause, 40, is featured prominently in the video, first as a seductress in the store, wearing a black leather dress, and later as the two make out in various locales. 
Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022 In this love triangle, where Anuel chose to date Yailin rather than get back with Karol G, Yailin is cast as the siren, the seductress who stole a grown man away. Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2022 If Riding is a first-class provocateur and seductress, her deeper motives often feel unclear. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 This classic musical takes you inside of the infamous Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin where a seductress named Sally strikes up a relationship with an American writer. cleveland, 16 Dec. 2021 Colonial era films invented the exotic seductress and the foreign woman in distress, and modern movies and TV shows have ushered in the undesirable nerd, experts say. NBC News, 24 Nov. 2021 Zemeckis told her that the studio was looking at people with bigger names for the role, but Rossellini felt uniquely prepared to play a seductress proffering an elixir for eternal youth. Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2021 But with the exception of a malign seductress, the characters are just too nice – which can be a comfort, but also a drama killer. Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2021 Lister proved a shrewd business owner, not to mention a diligent seductress of local gentlewomen. Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2021 See More
Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022 In this love triangle, where Anuel chose to date Yailin rather than get back with Karol G, Yailin is cast as the siren, the seductress who stole a grown man away. Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2022 If Riding is a first-class provocateur and seductress, her deeper motives often feel unclear. Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022 This classic musical takes you inside of the infamous Kit Kat Klub in 1930s Berlin where a seductress named Sally strikes up a relationship with an American writer. cleveland, 16 Dec. 2021 Colonial era films invented the exotic seductress and the foreign woman in distress, and modern movies and TV shows have ushered in the undesirable nerd, experts say. NBC News, 24 Nov. 2021 Zemeckis told her that the studio was looking at people with bigger names for the role, but Rossellini felt uniquely prepared to play a seductress proffering an elixir for eternal youth. Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2021 But with the exception of a malign seductress, the characters are just too nice – which can be a comfort, but also a drama killer. Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2021 Lister proved a shrewd business owner, not to mention a diligent seductress of local gentlewomen. Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
obsolete seductor male seducer, from Late Latin, from seducere to seduce
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined above
seductress
noun
as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses Synonyms & Similar Words
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