adventuress

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ədˈventʃərɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ædˈvɛntʃərɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ad ven′chər is)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•ven•tur•ess /ædˈvɛntʃərɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a woman who seeks adventure.
  2. a woman who seeks power, wealth, or social rank by unscrupulous means.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•ven•tur•ess  (ad ven′chər is),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a woman who schemes to win social position, wealth, etc., by unscrupulous or questionable means.
  2. a woman who is an adventurer.
  • adventur(er) + -ess 1745–55
    See -ess. 
'adventuress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ess

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