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