mistressnoun
uk/ˈmɪs.trəs/us/ˈmɪs.trəs/mistress noun (WOMAN IN CONTROL)
[ S or U ] old-fashioned a woman who has control over or responsibility for someone or something:
I'll inform the mistress (of the house) of your arrival, madam.
She intends to remain mistress of (= in charge of) her own life when she gets married.
[ C ] UK old-fashioned a female school teacher:
She got a good report from her German mistress.
[ C ] old-fashioned a female owner of a dog
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People in charge of or controlling other people
- administrator
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- force
- giant
- Goliath
- guiding spirit
- headman
- helicopter parent
- hierarchy
- leader
- marshal
- operator
- overlord
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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Having and owning - general words
mistress noun (SEXUAL PARTNER)
[ C ] a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married man:
Edward VII and his mistress, Lillie Langtry