mistress
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Noun
mistresses, plural;
/ˈmistris/,
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mistresses, plural;
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A woman in a position of authority or control
- - She is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed
- - Work is an unforgiving, implacable mistress
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A woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity
- - a mistress of the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue
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The female owner of a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal
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A female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject
- - a Geography mistress
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A female head of a household
- - he asked for the mistress of the house
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(esp. formerly) A female employer of domestic staff
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A woman having an extramarital sexual relationship, esp. with a married man
- - Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere
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A woman loved and courted by a man
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Used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs
Web Definitions:
- an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- schoolmarm: a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- a woman master who directs the work of others
- Mistress is a 1987 made-for-TV movie starring Victoria Principal as Rae Colton, a beautiful woman in her middle thirties who is having an affair with a rich, married man named Wyn Brooks (Don Murray). Rae had originally came to Hollywood to be an actress, but her career never took off. ...
- Mistress is a 1992 comedy-drama film directed by Barry Primus starring Robert de Niro, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Robert Wuhl, Christopher Walken and Martin Landau. It was written by Barry Primus and J.F. Lawton and directed by Primus.
- Mistress were an extreme metal band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. The members of this five-piece band adopted pseudonyms as stage-names including: Drunken and on guitars, Dirty Von Arse on bass, Dave Cunt on vocals and Migg on drums. ...
- A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford (e.g., at University College) and the University of Cambridge (e.g. ...
- Mistress is an old form of address for a woman. It implies "lady of the house", especially a woman who is head of a household.
- Angela Nathalie Gossow (born 5 November 1974, in Cologne, Germany) is the lead vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy. Her previous bands include Asmodina and Mistress. ...
- A mistress is a man's long-term female lover and companion who is not married to him, especially used when the man is married to another woman. The relationship generally is stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple does not live together openly. ...
- The Mistress (Älskarinnan) is a 1962 Swedish drama film directed by Vilgot Sjöman. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where Bibi Andersson won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award.
- The Mistress is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring Felicity Kendal, it was written by Carla Lane.
- (Mistresses (2009 US TV series)) Mistresses is a Canadian TV series, based upon the British show with the same name. ...
- a woman, specifically one with control, authority or ownership; a female teacher; a female partner in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations; a dominatrix
- The title for a lady who is a Companion of a Peerage Order.
- Something between a mister and a mattress.
- Feminine form of Master. Use is optional. It is not unusual for a Mistress to be referred to as "Master".
- is a red dragon-crocodile hybrid with a sharp taste for vore and fetishes that go beyond the pale. She is about six foot in height with red scales for the upper part of her body and pure white for lower. ...
- A woman in a position of authority who owns slaves, typically the wife of the master.
- a master's (slave owner's) wife