mistress


Definition: Meaning of, mistress in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɪstrəs /

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Singular Plural
mistress mistresses
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  1. a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to someone else
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  2. British English old-fashioned a female teacher [↪  master]
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  3. the female owner of a dog, horse etc [↪  master]
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  4. old-fashioned the female employer of a servant [↪  master]
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  5. be (a/the) mistress of something if a woman is a mistress of something, she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc [↪  master]
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  6. Mistress old use used with a woman's family name as a polite way of speaking to her [↪  master]
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mistress used in phrases