adventuress

English

Alternative forms

• adventureress (sometimes proscribed)

Etymology

From adventure ‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/

Noun

adventuress (plural adventuresses)

1. A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
2. A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 337:

     The ingenious adventuress, who may have become Rohan's mistress, formed a plan to make her fortune out of the cardinal's passion for power and the queen's passion for gems.

3. A female varietist.
   • 2008, Shobba De, Superstar India: From Incredible to Unstoppable, pages 90–01:

     And even an iconic movie star like Amitabh Bachchan is not embarrassed to state he approves of actress Aishwarya because she is "homely and domesticated" (read: not a sexual adventuress).

Translations

female adventurer

• Finnish: seikkailijatar
• French: aventurière (fr) f
• German: Abenteuerin (de) f, Abenteurerin (de) f
• Portuguese: aventureira f
• Russian: авантюри́стка (ru) f (avantjurístka)
• Swedish: äventyrerska (sv) c
• Volapük: jiventüran