Amazoness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Amazon + -ess, phono-semantic matching of Japanese アマゾネス (Amazonesu, “Amazons”), from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζόνες pl (Amazónes).
Noun
[edit]Amazoness
- (rare, proscribed) An Amazon.
Usage notes
[edit]Usually considered redundant, as Amazon already specifically refers to a woman.