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Examples of seductress in a Sentence
in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses
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Catherine is a tease, a seductress — a teenager’s wet dream and a mother’s worst nightmare.
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Word History
Etymology
obsolete seductor male seducer, from Late Latin, from seducere to seduce
First Known Use
1802, in the meaning defined above
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“Seductress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seductress. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
seductress
noun
se·duc·tress
si-ˈdək-trəs
: a woman who seduces
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