Definition & Meaning of "mistress"in English

Mistress

a woman in a long-term extramarital relationship with a man who provides for her financially

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Human

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

gender specific

Plural form

mistresses

Masculine Singular

lover

Female Singular

mistress

neutral form

partner

a woman master who directs the work of others

a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

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