adventuress
(noun) a woman adventurer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adventuress (plural adventuresses)
A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
A female varietist.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*ven"tur*ess, n.
Definition: A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
