seductress

[ si-duhk-tris ]

noun

1. a woman who seduces.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seductress¹

1795–1805; obsolete sedut ( o ) r (< Late Latin sēductor; seduce, -tor ) + -ess

Example Sentences

And that was one of the things that we kind of came up with — “the light switch” is what we called it, of Teri the therapist and Teri the seductress.

From Los Angeles Times

But she has a knack with actors, particularly Jenna Ortega, who plays the lead role of a brainy teen seductress with wit and verve.

From New York Times

A brief supporting Ms. Andrew from a former federal judge and others said the volume of prejudicial evidence portraying her as “a hypersexual seductress” warranted review.

From New York Times

He described the photos “as a kind of history of our mass fantasy, so far as seductresses are concerned.”

From New York Times

But most are terrible at playing to it, like the seductress who draws Gerry into a laughing exercise that makes it seem like she's escaped from an asylum.

From Salon