English noun: mistress |
1. | mistress (person) an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man |
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| Synonyms | fancy woman, kept woman |
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| Broader (hypernym) | adult female, lover, woman |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour |
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| Instance hyponym | Braun, Delilah, Eva Braun |
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2. | mistress (person) a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) |
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| Synonyms | schoolma'am, schoolmarm, schoolmistress |
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| Broader (hypernym) | school teacher, schoolteacher |
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3. | mistress (person) a woman master who directs the work of others |
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| Broader (hypernym) | employer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | chatelaine |
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