perpetratrix

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noun

female perpetrator

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perpetratress
OriginLatin perpetrātrīx →
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Meanings

nounperpetratrix (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralfemale perpetrator

    Synonyms: perpetratress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfemale perpetrator

Similar
perpetratress
Also see
perpetratress

Origin

  1. Latinperpetrātrīx
  2. Englishperpetratrix

Learned borrowing from Latin perpetrātrīx. By surface analysis, perpetrate + -trix.

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APA

perpetratrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpetratrix

MLA

“perpetratrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpetratrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perpetratrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perpetratrix.

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