Noun: jezebel je-zu-bel
- A woman regarded as wicked, scheming, or shameless
"She was unfairly labelled a jezebel by the gossips in town"
- Wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
Derived forms: Jezebels, jezebels
Type of: adult female, queen, woman
Encyclopedia: Jezebel