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seductress noun [ sɪˈdʌktrəs ]

• a woman who seduces someone, especially one who entices a man into sexual activity.
Similar: temptress, siren, femme fatale, enchantress, sorceress, Delilah, Circe, Lorelei, Mata Hari, flirt, coquette, tease, vamp, mantrap, fizgig, wanton,
Origin: early 19th century: from obsolete seductor ‘male seducer’, from seducere (see seduce).


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