adulteress
English
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Noun
adulteress (plural adulteresses, masculine adulterer)
- A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 23:45:
- And the righteous men, they shall iudge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their handes.
Synonyms
- adulterer (gender-neutral)
- advoutress (obsolete)
Translations
woman or girl who commits adultery
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