seductress

noun

se·​duc·​tress si-ˈdək-trəs How to pronounce seductress (audio)
: a woman who seduces

Examples of seductress in a Sentence

in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses
Recent Examples on the Web Her beauty, she is told — by a small but surprising character played by Gary Oldman — will open doors and start wars, and neither Della Porta nor Sorrentino shy away from presenting Parthenope as a carefree seductress who revels in her youth. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2024 The The Idea of You star transformed herself into a sleek seductress with a faux pompadour pixie hairstyle and deep, dark vampy lipstick and eye shadow to match. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 25 Mar. 2024 Other than her mermaid-red hair, there’s little trace of the hokey seductress of yore; this Ivy is a nerdy, misanthropic loner with a dry monotone and a penchant for preaching about injustice—Plant Daria, complete with the green jacket. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023 The orange glow of a would-be seductress’s cigarette. Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 26 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for seductress 

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Word History

Etymology

obsolete seductor male seducer, from Late Latin, from seducere to seduce

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of seductress was in 1802

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“Seductress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seductress. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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seductress

noun
se·​duc·​tress si-ˈdək-trəs How to pronounce seductress (audio)
: a woman who seduces
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