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n. A woman who seeks social and financial advancement by unscrupulous means. See Usage Note at -ess.

n. A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.

n. A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.

n. A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.

n. A female adventurer; a woman engaged in or capable of bold enterprises, especially enterprises of equivocal character.

n. a woman adventurer

"Despite her aloofness, Mrs. Grant did now and then steal a glance at Mrs. Pope to see if this brazen creature [526] would betray in any manner the fact that she was sleeping with the senator, but the adventuress was a wily one who disclosed nothing."

adventurer    venturer   

adulterer    malapert    harlot    courtesan    strumpet    machinator    desperado    hussy    opportunist    marplot