English Explanatory Dictionary

huntress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A female hunter.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌntɹɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-huntress.wav

Word forms

huntress huntresses hunteress

Etymology

A variant of hunteress, from Middle English hunteras, hunteres, hunteresse, equivalent to hunter + -ess, possibly on the model of the likes of mistress.

Related words

hunt Hunter hunting Huntress huntsman

Derived words

bowhuntress
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