murderess
noun
mur·der·ess ˈmər-də-rəs 
: a woman who murders
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Next month, the leading role of fame-hungry murderess Roxie Hart will be played by Angelica Ross, the production announced Thursday. 
Scottie Andrew, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 So Kruzan was just considered a child prostitute, and a murderess who robbed and killed her trafficker. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Ross will star as Roxie Hart, the aspiring actress turned murderess, in Broadway’s second longest-running musical. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 Jessica Biel has a complex turn as the titular murderess, a thin veneer of professional suburban housewifery pasted over a deep disdain for her own humdrum life. Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 7 May 2022 Her tenure as the infamous murderess (a role canonized by the likes of Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, and Liza Minnelli) will commence at the Ambassador Theatre on April 12 and run through June 5. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2022 Her Democratic opponent, Felicia French, wasn’t some international drug trafficker or ax murderess, but rather a nurse and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022 Who is Winnie Ruth Judd, Phoenix's infamous murderess? AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2022 On February 27, Lady Gaga attended the 2022 SAG Awards, where she was nominated for her performance as murderess Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2022 See More
Scottie Andrew, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 So Kruzan was just considered a child prostitute, and a murderess who robbed and killed her trafficker. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Ross will star as Roxie Hart, the aspiring actress turned murderess, in Broadway’s second longest-running musical. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 Jessica Biel has a complex turn as the titular murderess, a thin veneer of professional suburban housewifery pasted over a deep disdain for her own humdrum life. Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 7 May 2022 Her tenure as the infamous murderess (a role canonized by the likes of Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, and Liza Minnelli) will commence at the Ambassador Theatre on April 12 and run through June 5. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2022 Her Democratic opponent, Felicia French, wasn’t some international drug trafficker or ax murderess, but rather a nurse and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022 Who is Winnie Ruth Judd, Phoenix's infamous murderess? AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2022 On February 27, Lady Gaga attended the 2022 SAG Awards, where she was nominated for her performance as murderess Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
murderesses
noun
as in murderers
Synonyms & Similar Words
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