sharkette

sharkette

English

Etymology

shark +‎ -ette

Noun

sharkette (plural sharkettes)

1. (informal) A female shark (exploitative person).
   • 1995 Anne Marie Duquette, Finding Father page 32

     Cass's lips curved in a full - fledged grin this time. Maybe Mercedes's little sharkette had some plain ordinary child in her, after all.

   • 2011 Robert Ward, The King of Cards page 175

     A sharp-eyed, flinty-voiced business sharkette.

   • 2017 Bill Roorbach, The Girl of the Lake: Stories page 128

     Lorraine Lemoile, cat-eyed sharkette, always with eyes for Ducky.