Termagant (noun)

A woman who is violently or scoldingly aggressive, shrewish or shrewish woman.

Origin:

From old french terre-gant, from terre ("earth") + gant ("glove"), first recorded in the 14th century.

Examples:

1. She was a termagant, she was always picking fights with her husband.
2. He was afraid of his wife, she was a termagant.
3. She was a termagant, and she never hesitated to berate those around her.
4. He was always afraid of displeasing his termagant boss.
5. The termagant woman shouted at the store clerk for no reason.