malefactress
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Malefactress — Mal e*fac tress, n. A female malefactor. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malefactress — /mal euh fak tris/, n. a woman who violates the law or does evil. [1640 50; MALEFACT(O)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
malefactress — mal·e·fac·tress || meɪlɪfæktrɪs n. female criminal, female malefactor mal·e·fac·tor || mælɪfæktÉ™(r) n. evildoer, criminal … English contemporary dictionary
malefactress — mal·e·fac·tress … English syllables
malefactress — trə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: malefactor + ess : a female malefactor … Useful english dictionary
malefactor — /ˈmæləfæktə / (say maluhfaktuh) noun 1. an offender against the law; a criminal. 2. someone who does evil. {late Middle English, from Latin} –malefactress /ˈmæləfæktrəs/ (say maluhfaktruhs), feminine noun …
