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shootresses

shootresses is the plural of shootress.

Meaning of shootress

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

Questions about shootresses

What is shootresses the plural of?
Shootresses is the plural of shootress.

Words near shootresses in the dictionary

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

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