"perpetratress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perpetratresses [plural]
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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