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slaughteress

slaughteress noun: a female slaughterer.

Noun

slaughteress (plural slaughteresses)

  1. (dated, rare) A female slaughterer.
    • The messenger, himself a herdsman, gives an elaborate account of a raid upon the cattle of their husbands and fathers, which, as was natural with such enthusiastic slaughteresses was boldly and energetically, but very awkardly^([sic]) done.1868 February, The Virginia Spectator, page 106

Forms of slaughteress

pluralslaughteresses

Origin of slaughteress

From slaughter + -ess.

Questions about slaughteress

What does slaughteress mean?
Slaughteress means a female slaughterer.
What part of speech is slaughteress?
Slaughteress is a noun.
What is the plural of slaughteress?
The plural of slaughteress is slaughteresses.

Words near slaughteress in the dictionary

  1. Slaughterbridge
  2. slaughterdom
  3. slaughtered
  4. slaughterer
  5. slaughterers
  6. slaughteress
  7. slaughteresses
  8. slaughterfest
  9. slaughterfests
  10. slaughterhall
  11. slaughterhalls

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