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adventuress

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11 lettersPronunciation /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/Part of speech nounSorted adeenrsstuvStarts with AEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a woman adventurer

Word origin

From adventure (verb) + -ess, after adventurer. Compare earlier governess, sorceress, etc.

Used in a sentence

  • The ingenious adventuress, who may have become Rohan's mistress, formed a plan to make her fortune out of the cardinal's passion for power and the queen's passion for gems.
  • And even an iconic movie star like Amitabh Bachchan is not embarrassed to state he approves of actress Aishwarya because she is "homely and domesticated" (read: not a sexual adventuress).

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