se·duc·tress

[si-duhk-tris]
noun
a woman who seduces.

Origin:
1795–1805; obsolete sedut(o)r (< Late Latin sēductor; see seduce, -tor) + -ess


See -ess.
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seducer or (feminine) seductress (sɪˈdjuːsə, sɪˈdʌktrɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a person who entices, allures, or seduces, esp one who entices another to engage in sexual intercourse
 
seductress or (feminine) seductress
 
n

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Example sentences
His first mistake is to fall for the seductress who runs the gallery that has an exclusive on his work.
He's haunted by visions of his apartment's previous tenant, a beautiful seductress who killed herself in the bathtub.
She was not herself well endowed, and from my point of view she was no seductress.
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