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a⋅dul⋅ter⋅ess

  [uh-duhl-ter-is, -tris]
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–noun
a woman who commits adultery.
Origin:
1350–1400; adulter(er) + -ess; r. ME avoutresse

Usage note:
See -ess.
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a·dul·ter·ess   (ə-dŭl'trĭs, -tər-ĭs)   
n.  A woman who commits adultery. See Usage Note at -ess.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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