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mistress
mis·tress M0347200 (mĭs′trĭs)n.1. A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.2. A woman in a position of authority, control, or ownership, as the head of a household: "Thirteen years had seen her mistress of Kellynch Hall" (Jane Austen).3. a. A woman who owns or keeps an animal: a cat sitting in its mistress's lap.b. A woman who owns a slave.4. A woman with ultimate control over something: the mistress of her own mind.5. a. A nation or country that has supremacy over others: Great Britain, once the mistress of the seas.b. Something personified as female that directs or reigns: "my mistress ... the open road" (Robert Louis Stevenson).6. A woman who has mastered a skill or branch of learning: a mistress of the culinary art.7. Mistress Used formerly as a courtesy title when speaking to or of a woman.8. Chiefly British A woman schoolteacher.
[Middle English maistresse, from Old French, feminine of maistre, master, from Latin magister; see master.]mistress (ˈmɪstrɪs) n1. a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with a man2. a woman in a position of authority, ownership, or control, such as the head of a household3. a woman or female personification having control over something specified: she was mistress of her own destiny. 4. (Education) chiefly Brit short for schoolmistress5. an archaic or dialect word for sweetheart[C14: from Old French; see master, -ess]
Mistress (ˈmɪstrɪs) n an archaic or dialect title equivalent to Mrsmis•tress (ˈmɪs trɪs)
n. 1. a woman who has authority, esp. the female head of a household or the like. 2. a woman employing servants or attendants. 3. a female owner of an animal, or formerly, a slave. 4. a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a usu. married man who provides her with financial support. 5. a woman who has possession or control of something: mistress of a great fortune. 6. a woman who is skilled in an occupation or art. 7. (sometimes cap.) something regarded as feminine that has control or supremacy: England, mistress of the seas. 8. (cap.) (formerly) a term of address corresponding to Mrs., Miss, or Ms. 9. Brit. a female schoolteacher. 10. Archaic. sweetheart. [1275–1325; < Middle French, Old French, =maistre (< Latin magister; see master) + -esse -ess] mistress- doll - Evolved as a pet name for Dorothy, first meaning "mistress."
- doxy - Can mean "mistress, sweetheart."
- miss - A shortened form of mistress.
- Mrs. - Originally, Mrs. was a shortened version of mistress, a word that used to mean "wife"; Mrs. cannot be written out.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mistress - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a mankept woman, fancy womanlover - a significant other to whom you are not related by marriageconcubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour - a woman who cohabits with an important manadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted" | | 2. |  mistress - a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)schoolma'am, schoolmarm, schoolmistressschool teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level | | 3. | mistress - a woman master who directs the work of otherschatelaine - the mistress of a chateau or large country houseemployer - a person or firm that employs workers |
mistressnoun lover, girlfriend, concubine, kept woman, paramour, floozy (slang), fancy woman (slang), inamorata, doxy (archaic), fancy bit (slang), ladylove (rare) He has a wife and a mistress.Translationsmistress (ˈmistris) noun1. a woman who is the lover of a man to whom she is not married. 情婦 情妇2. a female teacher. the games mistress. 女教師 女教师3. a woman who commands, controls or owns. a dog and his mistress. 女主人 女主人4. a female employer (of a servant). The servant stole her mistress's jewellery. 女僱主 女雇主mistress
be (one's) own masterTo not be subject to or controlled by others, especially at work or at home. I have to be my own master, so I couldn't work in a big company like you and have to answer to a boss.See also: master, ownbe (one's) own mistressOf a woman, to not be subject to or controlled by others, especially at work or at home. I have to be my own mistress, so I couldn't work in a big company like you and have to answer to a boss.See also: mistress, ownbe your own ˈmaster/ˈmistress be free to make your own decisions rather than being told what to do by somebody else: There’s no point trying to tell him what to do. He’s his own master, as you know.See also: master, mistress, ownEncyclopediaSeeMistressesmistress
mistress A woman who takes control and plays the dominant role in BDSM role-play and sexual activities.AcronymsSeeMRSmistress
Synonyms for mistressnoun loverSynonyms- lover
- girlfriend
- concubine
- kept woman
- paramour
- floozy
- fancy woman
- inamorata
- doxy
- fancy bit
- ladylove
Synonyms for mistressnoun an adulterous womanSynonymsRelated Words- lover
- concubine
- courtesan
- doxy
- paramour
- adult female
- woman
noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)Synonyms- schoolma'am
- schoolmarm
- schoolmistress
Related Words- school teacher
- schoolteacher
noun a woman master who directs the work of othersRelated Words |