adulteress

[ uh-duhl-ter-is, -tris ]

noun

1. a woman who commits adultery.

adulteress

/ əˈdʌltərəs /

noun

1. a woman who has committed adultery

Gender Note

What's the difference between adulteress and adulterer? See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adulteress¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; adulter(er) + -ess; replacing Middle English avoutresse

Example Sentences

The NBC miniseries painted her as an adulteress.

From Salon

Just months after the presidential election of 1828, for example, Andrew Jackson’s wife, Rachel, who had been unfairly portrayed in the press as an adulteress, died of a heart attack after falling into depression because of the attacks.

From Seattle Times

She was an adulteress who left my father for a man who wouldn’t commit, leaving her aching and ashamed.

From New York Times

The Hotel Rouge, just north of Scott Circle, opened in December 2001, with a racy red decor, leopard skin rugs and “Adulteress Martini” offerings in the bar.

From Washington Post

Self-identified adulteress and breast cancer survivor Gina Frangello writes in her memoir “Blow Your House Down” of wanting more from her life, and from her soon-to-be ex-husband, who sometimes engaged her kinks to appease her, but left her feeling humored and lonely.

From Washington Post