Definition of "amazons" []

• Plural form of amazon. (noun)

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• "They are not all miscalled amazons, for they are warlike women and do not shun fighting."
• "[She called [feminists[ "amazons", adding that the women's movement "created an aggressive-type female with a sense of entitlement that's a bit of a monster"."
• "Higher than a street prostitute or a fille libre but lower than the legendary grandes horizontales , lionesses and amazons , Chanel was a grisette , "the young milliner, glover or seamstress . . . who often took lovers to boost their pitiful earnings.""