noun
huntress
HUHNT-rihs
noun
1
A woman who hunts.
"In the myth, the goddess Diana is portrayed as a huntress."
How to Use Huntress
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe female equivalent of a hunter, most often used in mythology or literature today.
When to use it
Fairly literary or old-fashioned in modern everyday speech; "hunter" is now used for both sexes in most contexts.
Word Forms
huntresses plural, Huntresses plural
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Etymology
From Middle English hunteresse, formed from hunter plus the feminine suffix -ess.