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shootress

shootress noun: a female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress.

Noun

shootress (plural shootresses)

  1. A female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress.
    • Her mighty bow Clorinda often drew, / And many a sharp and deadly arrow shot; // And from her bow no steeled shaft there flew, / But that some blood the cursed engine got, // Blood of some valiant knight or man of fame, / For that proud shootress scorned weaker game.1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XI, xli

Synonyms of shootress

Forms of shootress

pluralshootresses

Origin of shootress

From shooter + -ess.

Questions about shootress

What does shootress mean?
Shootress means a female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress.
What part of speech is shootress?
Shootress is a noun.
What is the plural of shootress?
The plural of shootress is shootresses.

Words near shootress in the dictionary

  1. Shooto
  2. shootoff
  3. shootoffs
  4. shootout
  5. shootouts
  6. shootress
  7. shootresses
  8. shoots
  9. shoots a rope
  10. shoots an elephant with a BB gun
  11. shoots around

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