temptress
noun [C] /ˈtemp.trɪs/ literary or humorousDefinition
› a woman who tries to sexually attract menKinds of womenMen and womenSexually attractive people
(Definition of temptress noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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