murderess vs woman

murderess and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
murderess	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of murderess; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than murderess:

Other hypernyms of murderess include liquidator, manslayer, murderer, adult female.

murderess (noun)	woman (noun)
a woman murderer	women as a class
	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man