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murderess

[mur-der-is] / ˈmɜr dər ɪs /


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Marten said she was worried people would think she was "some evil mother" or a "murderess."

From BBC May 2, 2025

Rivera also inhabited roles like Rosie, the girlfriend of a rock star’s manager in “Bye Bye Birdie,” the original Velma and later the ambitious murderess Roxie in “Chicago,” and former showgirl Lilane in “Nine.”

From Salon Jan. 30, 2024

Spindle City: The Lizzie Borden Musical Katrina Wood’s new musical retells the 19th century tale of the accused murderess.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2016

Macdonald, an experienced falconer, withdrew from people to train her murderess, transforming her fridge into a morgue for raw animal parts.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2015

Go and look at Hogarth; there’s a world of dress for you by the grim humorist who painted Sarah Malcolm, the murderess, in her cell; who painted ‘Taste in High Life.’

From English Costume by Calthrop, Dion Clayton




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