adventuress

plural adventuresses · alternative proscribed sometimes adventureress

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.

   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.

   2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 337

3. A female varietist.

   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).

   2008, Shobba De, Superstar India: From Incredible to Unstoppable, pages 90–01