"perpetratress" meaning in All languages combined

See perpetratress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: perpetratresses [plural]
Etymology: perpetrator + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|perpetrator|ess}} perpetrator + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} perpetratress (plural perpetratresses)
  1. (rare, obsolete) A female perpetrator. Tags: obsolete, rare Synonyms: perpetratrix
    Sense id: en-perpetratress-en-noun-j4bDbprY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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