adulteress

noun adul·ter·ess \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rəs\

: a married woman who has sex with a man who is not her husband : a woman who commits adultery

Full Definition of ADULTERESS

: a woman who commits adultery

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adul·ter·ess also adul·tress \-trəs\

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