mistress

noun

/ˈmɪstrəs/

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a man’s (usually a married man’s) mistress is a woman that he is having a regular sexual relationship with and who is not his wife
- The fact that he had a mistress didn’t mean he didn’t love his wife.
- When do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife?
Topics Family and relationshipsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- former
- young
… of mistresses
- string
verb + mistress
- have
- take
- keep
- …
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(British English, old-fashioned) a female teacher in a school, especially a private school
- the Biology mistress
Topics Educationc2
(in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants
- the mistress of the house
- Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl.
(old-fashioned) the female owner of a dog or other animal
(old-fashioned) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is has a lot of skill in something
- She wants to be mistress of her own affairs (= to organize her own life).
- She is the mistress of plain speech.
see also wardrobe mistress (1)

compare master

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.

单词	mistress
释义	mistress noun /ˈmɪstrəs/ /ˈmɪstrəs/ jump to other results a man’s (usually a married man’s) mistress is a woman that he is having a regular sexual relationship with and who is not his wife The fact that he had a mistress didn’t mean he didn’t love his wife. When do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife? Topics Family and relationshipsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective former young … of mistresses string verb + mistress have take keep … See full entry (British English, old-fashioned) a female teacher in a school, especially a private school the Biology mistress Topics Educationc2 (in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants the mistress of the house Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl. (old-fashioned) the female owner of a dog or other animal (old-fashioned) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is has a lot of skill in something She wants to be mistress of her own affairs (= to organize her own life). She is the mistress of plain speech. see also wardrobe mistress (1) compare master Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.
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