Definition of mistres
1. mistress [ n ] an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
Used in print:(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)
The monk Savonarola , brought over from the Renaissance and placed against the background of Munich at the turn_of_the_century , protests against the luxurious works displayed in the art shop of M._Bluthenzweig ; in particular against a Madonna portrayed in a voluptuous style and modeled , according_to gossip , upon the painter 's mistress .
(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)
Or was it her own first ball as mistress of this big house , a Van_Rensselaer bride from way upstate near Albany , from Rensselaerwyck .
(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)
When Claire returned to Bishopsgate she longed to tell them she had become Byron 's mistress .
Synonyms mistress fancy_woman kept_woman Related Terms woman lover braun Delilah chachka concubine2. mistress [ n ] a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
Synonyms schoolmistress schoolmarm schoolma'am mistress Related Terms schoolteacher3. mistress [ n ] a woman master who directs the work of others
Synonyms mistress Related Terms employer chatelaineSimilar Spelling
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