mistress
/ˈmɪs.tɹɪs/noun2 syllables
Mistress means: a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict).
Synonyms for mistress5
noun, as in a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolmarm, schoolma'am, schoolmistress
noun, as in an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
kept woman, fancy woman
What does mistress mean?3
noun
1
a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
2
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
3
a woman master who directs the work of others
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Mistress in a sentence
- His wife hated his mistress, and vice versa.AlanF_US
- Alleged phone conversations with a mistress detail daily activities, including sexual trysts.Cangarejo
- Rima is too good to be someone’s mistress.Amastan
- He met his mistress during a country escapade.Scott
- Yanni ordered the champagne for him and his mistress.Amastan
- Sami was texting his mistress in the middle of the day.OsoHombre
- There was a provision in his will for his mistress.mhattick
- I'd rather be dead than be the mistress of anyone.Amastan
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Forms of mistress
as a noun
- plural
- mistresses