"sharkette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sharkettes [plural]
Etymology: shark + -ette Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shark|ette|id2=female}} shark + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} sharkette (plural sharkettes)
  1. (informal) A female shark (exploitative person). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sharkette-en-noun-xO5rpvMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1995 Anne Marie Duquette, Finding Father page 32",
          "text": "Cass's lips curved in a full - fledged grin this time. Maybe Mercedes's little sharkette had some plain ordinary child in her, after all."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 Robert Ward, The King of Cards page 175",
          "text": "A sharp-eyed, flinty-voiced business sharkette."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 Bill Roorbach, The Girl of the Lake: Stories page 128",
          "text": "Lorraine Lemoile, cat-eyed sharkette, always with eyes for Ducky."
        }
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        "(informal) A female shark (exploitative person)."
      ],
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