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View usage for: (mɪstrəs) Word forms: plural mistresses1. countable noun [usually with poss]A married man's mistress is a woman who is not his wife and with whom he is having a sexual relationship. [old-fashioned] She was his mistress for three years. He has a wife and a mistress. Synonyms: lover, girlfriend, concubine [old-fashioned], kept woman More Synonyms of mistress 2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]A mistress is a female teacher. [British, old-fashioned] My history mistress was extremely helpful. 3. countable noun [usually with poss]A servant's mistress is the woman that he or she works for. [old-fashioned] It must be really bad, for her to ignore a summons from her mistress! 4. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]A dog's mistress is the woman or girl who owns it. The huge wolfhound danced in circles around his mistress. 5. uncountable noun [also NOUN in plural, usually NOUN of noun]If a woman is mistress of a situation, she has complete control over it. She had always been mistress of her own destiny. 6. countable noun [NOUN of noun]If you say that a woman is a mistress of a particular activity, you mean that she is very skilled at it. She is a mistress of disguise. ...another winner from the mistress of historical romance. mistress in British English (ˈmɪstrɪs) noun1. a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with a man 2. a woman in a position of authority, ownership, or control, such as the head of a household 3. a woman or female personification having control over something specified she was mistress of her own destiny 4. mainly British short for schoolmistress 5. an archaic or dialect word for sweetheart Word origin C14: from Old French; see master, -essMistress in British English (ˈmɪstrɪs) noun an archaic or dialect title equivalent to Mrs mistress in American English (ˈmɪstrɪs) noun1. a woman who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something ; specif.,a. a woman who is head of a household or institution b. Chiefly British a female schoolteacher 2. a woman very skilled and able in some work, profession, science, art, etc. 3. [sometimes M-] something personified as a woman that has control, power, etc. England was mistress of the seas 4. a. a woman who is in a sexual relationship with, and typically is financially supported by, a man without being married to him b. a woman who is in an adulterous relationship with a man married to another woman 6. [M-]; Obsolete a title used in speaking to or of a woman and placed before the name , now replaced by Mrs., Miss, or Ms. Word origin ME maistresse < OFr, fem. of maistre, master Examples of 'mistress' in a sentencemistress In other languagesmistress British English: mistress / ˈmɪstrɪs/ NOUN A married man's mistress is a woman he is having a romantic relationship with, but who is not his wife. She was his mistress for three years. - American English: mistress
- Arabic: خَلِيلَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: amante
- Chinese: 情妇
- Croatian: ljubavnica
- Czech: milenka
- Danish: elskerinde
- Dutch: maîtresse
- European Spanish: dueña
- Finnish: rakastajatar
- French: maîtresse
- German: Geliebte
- Greek: ερωμένη
- Italian: amante
- Japanese: 女性の愛人
- Korean: 첩
- Norwegian: elskerinne
- Polish: pani
- European Portuguese: amante
- Romanian: amantă
- Russian: любовница
- Latin American Spanish: dueña
- Swedish: älskarinna
- Thai: อนุภรรยา
- Turkish: metres
- Ukrainian: коханка
- Vietnamese: tình nhân
Chinese translation of 'mistress' n (c) - (= lover)
情妇(婦) (qíngfù) - (Brit, o.f., Scol, = teacher)
女教师(師) (nǚjiàoshī) (名, míng) - (= owner)
女主人 (nǚzhǔrén) - [of house, servant]
女主人 (nǚzhǔrén)
She had served her mistress with devotion for forty years. Synonyms lady commander owner captain skipper (informal) controller Definition a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is usually married to somebody else I have put my relationship with my mistress on hold. Synonyms kept woman floozy (slang) fancy woman (slang) inamorata doxy (archaic) fancy bit (slang) ladylove (old-fashioned) Additional synonymsDefinition a person in charge of or employing others He cannot stand his boss. Synonyms manager, head, leader, director, chief, executive, owner, master, governor (informal), employer, administrator, supervisor, superintendent, gaffer (informal, British), or woman or person">foreman or woman or person, overseer, kingpin, big cheese (old-fashioned, slang), numero uno (informal), Mister Big (slang, US), sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Definition most important The new leader is the deputy chief of the territory's defence force. Synonyms head, leader, director, manager, lord, boss (informal), captain, master, governor, commander, principal, superior, ruler, superintendent, chieftain, ringleader, suzerain, ariki (New Zealand), sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Definition a woman living with a man as his wife, but not married to him Her grandmother was a concubine in the warlord era. Synonyms mistress, courtesan, kept woman, paramour (old-fashioned), leman (archaic), odalisque - mistimed
- mistreat
- mistreatment
- mistress
- mistrust
- mistrustful
- misty
Additional synonymsDefinition a member of the governing board of a business, trust, etc. He is the director of the unit. Synonyms controller, head, leader, manager, chief, executive, chairperson, boss (informal), producer, governor, principal, administrator, supervisor, organizer, helmer, sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Definition a person or company that employs workers It is a privilege to work for such an excellent employer. Synonyms boss (informal), manager, head, leader, director, chief, executive, owner, master, chief executive, governor (informal), skipper, managing director, administrator, patron, supervisor, superintendent, gaffer (informal, British), or woman or person">foreman or woman or person, proprietor, manageress, overseer, kingpin, honcho (informal), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), numero uno (informal), Mister Big (slang, US), sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Definition a female friend with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved Have you got a girlfriend? Synonyms sweetheart, love, girl, lover, beloved, valentine, truelove, steady (informal), GF or gf (informal), bae (US, informal) Definition the chief political administrator of a region, such as a US state or a colony the governor of the province in the late 1970s Synonyms leader, administrator, ruler, head, minister, director, manager, chief, officer, executive, boss (informal), commander, controller, supervisor, superintendent, mandarin, comptroller, functionary, overseerDefinition the person commanding most authority within a group or an organization heads of government from more than 100 countries Synonyms leader, president, director, manager, chief, boss (informal), captain, master, premier, commander, principal, supervisor, superintendent, chieftain, sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Definition a person who manages an organization or business a retired bank manager Synonyms supervisor, head, director, executive, boss (informal), governor, administrator, conductor, controller, superintendent, gaffer (informal, British), proprietor, organizer, comptroller, overseer, sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business. Synonyms supervisor, manager, chief, boss (informal), master, inspector, superior, administrator, steward, superintendent, gaffer (informal, British), or woman or person">foreman or woman or person, super (informal) Definition an adulterous lover the president's alleged paramour Synonyms lover, mistress, beau (old-fashioned), concubine (old-fashioned), courtesan, kept woman, fancy man (slang), fancy woman (slang), inamorata, fancy bit (slang), inamorato Definition a person who holds one of the most important positions in an organization the principal of the company Synonyms boss, head, leader, director, chief (informal), master, ruler, superintendent, sherang (Australian, New Zealand) Definition a person who rules or commands He was an indecisive ruler. Synonyms governor, leader, lord, commander, controller, monarch, sovereign, head of state, potentate, crowned head, emperor or empress, king or queen, prince or princess Additional synonymsDefinition a person who directs and manages an organization or office superintendent of the bank's East African branches Synonyms supervisor, director, manager, chief, governor, inspector, administrator, conductor, controller, overseer |