in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses
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Dumas’ sinister seductress Milady is now a British spy helping the Nazis.—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026 The debut collection is split into four categories: seductress, romantic, playful, and comfy.—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026 Once again, a defense lawyer attempted to paint the women as lying, scheming seductresses.—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 Kruger plays seductress Madame de Rosemonde in the French series.—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seductress
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obsolete seductor male seducer, from Late Latin, from seducere to seduce