Adventuress
//ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
- 2 a woman adventurer wordnet
- 3 A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
"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."
- 4 A female varietist.
"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)."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From adventure + -ess.
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