"torturess" meaning in All languages combined

See torturess on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: torturesses [plural]
Etymology: From torturer + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|torturer|ess}} torturer + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} torturess (plural torturesses)
  1. A female torturer.

Inflected forms

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