shootress

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noun

A female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress.

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Meanings

nounshootress (plural shootresses)

plural shootresses

  1. A female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress.

    Her mighty bow Clorinda often drew, / And many a sharp and deadly arrow shot; // And from her bow no steeled shaft there flew, / But that some blood the cursed engine got, // Blood of some valiant knight or man of fame, / For that proud shootress scorned weaker game.

    1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso, XI, xli

    Synonyms: archeress, markswoman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female shooter; a markswoman; an archeress.

Similar
archeressmarkswoman
Also see
archeress

Origin

From shooter + -ess.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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