murderess

From Middle English morderes, from Old French morderesse, moeurdrese; equivalent to murder +‎ -ess.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɜːdəˈɹɛs/, /ˈmɜːdəɹɪs/, /ˈmɜːdɹɪs/, /-ɹəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɝdəɹəs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs, -ɜː(ɹ)dɹɪs
• Homophone: murderous (one pronunciation)
• Hyphenation: mur‧der‧ess

murderess (plural murderesses, masculine murderer)

1. female equivalent of murderer: a woman who commits murder.
   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     `Yet am I very fair, Kallikrates!' `I hate thee, murderess, and I have no wish to see thee.'