adventuress

noun

ad·ven·tur·ess | \ əd-ˈven-ch(ə-)rəs

Definition of adventuress

: a female adventurer: such as

a : a woman who seeks dangerous or exciting experiences

b somewhat old-fashioned : a woman who seeks position or livelihood by questionable means

Examples of adventuress in a Sentence

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Freya, for her part, approaches the perils of travel with the gusto of a Victorian adventuress. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Taking to the Sky," 25 Jan. 2019 Wallis was seen as a vulgar American adventuress, while Meghan is perceived as a career woman who isn’t afraid to admit her mistakes and move on. — Daisy Goodwin, Time, "How Meghan Markle Is Giving the Royal Family the Shake-Up It Needs," 17 May 2018 Montez really was an adventuress, a bicontinental courtesan, while Menken was first and foremost a performer and an artist. — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, "The 19th century nude scene that took San Francisco by storm," 27 Apr. 2018

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