Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who is a villain.
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- noun A female
villain .
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- noun a woman villain
Etymologies
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Examples
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The villainess is called Princess Dragon Mom, and she has rubbersuited henchmen that resemble the bad guys from Pufnstuf.
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Earlier this month, an actor playing Spider-Man fell short during a stunt that was supposed to send him over Ms. Carpio, who plays the spider villainess Arachne, while the two were engaged in an onstage battle scene.
'Spidey' Villain Awaits Her Fate Erica Orden 2011
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She is clearly the villainess of the piece, but Mozart's music gives her a complexity the plot does not, and Brook highlights it.
Howard Kissel: Peter Brook's "A Magic Flute" Howard Kissel 2011
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But first there was the merchandise to be snapped up: bat capes, bat T-shirts, bat masks, bat hoodies, and even, for the fashion-conscious-yet-practical feline villainess about town, Catwoman shopping bags.
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She is clearly the villainess of the piece, but Mozart's music gives her a complexity the plot does not, and Brook highlights it.
Howard Kissel: Peter Brook's "A Magic Flute" Howard Kissel 2011
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-- Starshrike (real name unknown) succeeded the villainess called Shrike in the supervillain group The Cadre.
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In the candlelight, she looked like an evil temptress, like a sexy comic book villainess who delightedly minces men to their death.
Get Laid or Die Trying Jeff Allen 2011
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He spent 2 million dollars promoting Waiting for Superman, yet its alleged villainess, AFT President Randi Weingarten and company chose Gates to address her convention, an unlikely choice, to say the least.
Arthur Goldstein: Garrulous Mr. Gates Arthur Goldstein 2010
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Ally Walker was the guest villainess, and she gave a strong performance as a therapist who crosses all sorts of lines.
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He spent 2 million dollars promoting Waiting for Superman, yet its alleged villainess, AFT President Randi Weingarten and company chose Gates to address her convention, an unlikely choice, to say the least.
Arthur Goldstein: Garrulous Mr. Gates Arthur Goldstein 2010
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