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huntress

hunt·ress

UK/ˈhʌntɹɪs/ US/ˈhʌntrɪs/ uncommon literary

noun

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Origin

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

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