murderess

mur·der·ess

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mur-der-is]
- /ˈmɜr dər ɪs/
- /ˈmɜː.dər.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mur-der-is]
- /ˈmɜr dər ɪs/

Definitions of murderess word

noun murderess a woman who commits murder. 1
noun murderess See -ess. 1
noun murderess A female murderer. 1
noun murderess female killer 1
countable noun murderess A murderess is a woman who has murdered someone. 0
noun murderess a woman who commits or has committed murder 0

See all 6 definitions of murderess

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Origin of murderess

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English moerdrice, morderes; see murder, -ess

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Parts of speech for Murderess

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Murderess

murderess popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

murderess usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for murderess

noun murderess

homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
killer — a person or thing that kills.
manslayer — a person who kills another human being.
butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
slayer — to kill by violence.

All 20 Synonyms of murderess