mistress

Noun
  1. An adulterous woman;
    A woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man (synset 110343410)
    is a type of:
    • lover - a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
    • adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    subtypes: concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour - a woman who cohabits with an important man
    specific instances:
    • braun, eva braun - the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)
    • delilah - (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
    same as: fancy woman, kept woman
  2. A woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) (synset 110579268)
    is a type of: school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
    same as: schoolma'am, schoolmarm, schoolmistress
  3. A woman master who directs the work of others (synset 110343292)
    is a type of: employer - a person or firm that employs workers
    subtypes: chatelaine - the mistress of a chateau or large country house

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