# adulteress

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #90,117

## Definitions
1. A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.

## Etymology
From adulter (noun) + -ess. In later use typically apprehended as the female equivalent corresponding to adulterer instead.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adulteress