Mistress | Mean of mistress in English Dictionary
/ˈmɪstrəs/
- Noun
- a woman who has control or power over others: such as
- a woman who has a servant or slave
- Servants were required to do the mistress's bidding without question.
- a woman who owns a pet (such as a dog)
- The dog was always obedient to its master and mistress.
- the female head of a household
- the master and mistress of the house
- a woman who has control of something
- She proved herself (to be) mistress of the situation.
- a woman who has a sexual relationship with a married man
- a married man who has/keeps a mistress
- His wife suspected that the woman she'd seen with him was his mistress.
- a female teacher