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1. A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
2. A woman in a position of authority, control, or ownership, as the head of a household: "Thirteen years had seen her mistress of Kellynch Hall" (Jane Austen).
a. A woman who owns or keeps an animal: a cat sitting in its mistress's lap.
b. A woman who owns a slave.
4. A woman with ultimate control over something: the mistress of her own mind.
a. A nation or country that has supremacy over others: Great Britain, once the mistress of the seas.
b. Something personified as female that directs or reigns: "my mistress ... the open road" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
6. A woman who has mastered a skill or branch of learning: a mistress of the culinary art.
7. Mistress Used formerly as a courtesy title when speaking to or of a woman.
8. Chiefly British A woman schoolteacher.
[Middle English maistresse , from Old French, feminine of maistre , master , from Latin magister ; see master .]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
1. a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
2. a woman in a position of authority, ownership, or control, such as the head of a household
3. a woman or female personification having control over something specified: she was mistress of her own destiny .
4. (Education) chiefly Brit short for schoolmistress
5. an archaic or dialect word for sweetheart
[C14: from Old French; see master, -ess]
an archaic or dialect title equivalent to Mrs
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
1. a woman who has authority, esp. the female head of a household or the like.
2. a woman employing servants or attendants.
3. a female owner of an animal, or formerly, a slave.
4. a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a usu. married man who provides her with financial support.
5. a woman who has possession or control of something: mistress of a great fortune.
6. a woman who is skilled in an occupation or art.
7. ( sometimes cap. ) something regarded as feminine that has control or supremacy: England, mistress of the seas.
8. ( cap. ) (formerly) a term of address corresponding to Mrs., Miss, or Ms.
9. Brit. a female schoolteacher.
[1275–1325; < Middle French, Old French, = maistre (< Latin magister; see master ) + -esse -ess ]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
lover - a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
concubine , courtesan , doxy , paramour - a woman who cohabits with an important man
adult female , woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
school teacher , schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level
chatelaine - the mistress of a chateau or large country house
employer - a person or firm that employs workers
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
noun lover , girlfriend , concubine , kept woman , paramour , floozy (slang) , fancy woman (slang) , inamorata , doxy (archaic) , fancy bit (slang) , ladylove (rare) He has a wife and a mistress.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
خَلِيلَةٌ سَيِّدَه، رَبَّة المَنْزِل سَيِّدَه، صاحِبَه عَشيقَه مُعَلِّمَه
milenka paní profesorka učitelka majitelka
ejer elskerinde frue lærer mistress
ástkona, hjákona húsmóîir, frú kennslukona
meilužė mokytoja šeimininkė valdytoja
metres bayan öğretmen duruma hâkim kadın hanım hayvan sahibi hanım
1. [ of household, servant ] → señora f , ama f to be one's own mistress → ser independiente to be mistress of the situation → ser dueña de la situación
2. (= lover ) → amante f , querida f , amasia f ( Mex )
3. ( Brit ) ( o.f. ) (= teacher ) ( in primary school ) → maestra f ; ( in secondary school ) → profesora f our English mistress → nuestra profesora de inglés
4. ( archaic ) (= Mrs ) → señora f de...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
(= lover ) → maîtresse f He's got a mistress → Il a une maîtresse .
(= teacher ) → professeur f our French mistress → notre professeur de français
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
(of house, horse, dog) → Herrin f ; she is now mistress of the situation → sie ist jetzt Herr der Lage
(= lover) → Geliebte f , → Mätresse f (old)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
a. ( of servant ) → padrona the mistress of the house → la padrona di casa
c. ( Brit ) ( Scol ) ( teacher ) → insegnante f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
1. a woman who is the lover of a man to whom she is not married. minnares عَشيقَه любовница amante milenka die Geliebte mistress ερωμένη amante armuke معشوقه rakastajatar maîtresse פילגש रखैल ljubavnica szerető wanita simpanan ástkona, hjákona amante 情婦 연인, 애인 meilužė mīļākā perempuan simpanan maitresse elskerinne kochanka معشوقه amante amantă любовница milenka ljubica ljubavnica älskarinna ภรรยาลับ metres 情婦 коханка داشتہ، رکھیل tình nhân 情妇
2. a female teacher. the games mistress. juffrou مُعَلِّمَه учителка professora učitelka, profesorka die Lehrerin lærer δασκάλα maestra , profesora õpetajanna معلم زن opettajatar institutrice , professeure מורה शिक्षिका učiteljica tanárnő guru wanita kennslukona professoressa 女教師 여선생 mokytoja skolotāja guru wanita lerares lærerinne nauczycielka ښوونكى professora învăţătoare, profesoară учительница učiteľka, profesorka učiteljica učiteljica lärarinna ครูผู้หญิง bayan öğretmen 女教師 вчителька معلّمہ cô giáo 女教师
3. a woman who commands, controls or owns. a dog and his mistress. meesteres سَيِّدَه، صاحِبَه владетелка dona paní, majitelka die Herrin ejer κυρά, αφεντικίνα dueña , ama perenaine صاحب emäntä maîtresse גבירה मालकिन gospodarica gazdi wanita pemilik húsmóðir, frú padrona 女主人 여왕, 여자 지배자 savininkė, valdytoja kundze; saimniece wanita pemilik meesteres frue ; herskerinne ; matmor pani د كوم شى خاونده، ميرمن dona stăpână хозяйка pani, majiteľka gospodarica gospodarica härskarinna, ägarinna, matte นายผู้หญิง duruma hâkim kadın, hayvan sahibi hanım 女主人 хазяйка پالتو جانور کی مالکہ bà chủ nhà 女主人
4. a female employer (of a servant). The servant stole her mistress's jewellery. baas سَيِّدَه، رَبَّة المَنْزِل господарка patroa paní die Herrin frue κυρία señora , dueña perenaine همکار زن emäntä maîtresse בַּעֲלָת הַבַּית मालकिन gazdarica úrnő majikan perempuan húsmóðir, frú padrona di casa 女主人 (노예, 동물 등의) 여성 소유자 šeimininkė kundze; saimniece majikan perempuan mevrouw frue pani ښځينه همكاره patroa stăpână госпожа pani gospodinja gazdarica husmor, frun i huset นายจ้างหญิง hanım 女僱主 господиня گھر کی مالکہ bà chủ 女雇主
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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Let's be clear. There's never a good excuse for engaging in an affair with someone who is married. But it does happen. And at the end of the day, women who become mistresses or "the other woman" are our daughters, sisters, aunts, mothers, wives, and neighbors. They are women within our communities.
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Freelance Writer/Co-Host@The Broad's Way Podcast/Creator/Writer@The Pondering Nook/Lover/Mother/Stepmother
Let's be clear. There's never a good excuse for engaging in an affair with someone who is married. But it does happen. And at the end of the day, women who become mistresses or "the other woman" are our daughters, sisters, aunts, mothers, wives, and neighbors. They are women within our communities.
I know this is a hot-button issue and I realize many wives who have been the victim of a cheating husband may have raw wounds on this subject. I'm hoping to shed some light on a human level as to why some women get involved in affairs with married men. Here are 5 things I think wives should know about mistresses.
Yes, believe it or not, a mistress does feel guilt. If she is aware of the fact that her lover is married, she goes through all the normal emotions associated with guilt on a daily basis, such as sadness and depression.
A mistress feels guilty when her lover chooses to spend time with her on a weekend, knowing there is a wife and possibly children waiting at home. She feels guilty when she hears other people talk about cheating spouses. She feels guilty when she watches movies about adultery.
Guilt is the permanent ghost that accompanies a mistress throughout the entire affair and afterward.
That said, many mistresses are totally unaware that their lover is married. Many men go to great lengths to hide the fact that they are married. If a husband can have an affair and betray the woman he married, then he is capable of telling multiple lies, both to the wife and mistress.
Bottom Line : Unless a woman is a sociopath, she feels guilty for crossing the line, just like any normal human being would.
Guilt is the permanent ghost that accompanies a mistress throughout the entire affair and afterward.
2. She Probably Never Planned On Being A Mistress
Every adult is accountable for their own actions -- of that there is no doubt. Unfortunately, sometimes circumstances and poor decisions can lead to affairs.
It's not likely on the goal list of any woman to get wrapped up in an affair with a married man and potentially lose her career, credibility, friends, or -- in some extreme cases -- her life because of it. Not to mention, some women who have affairs are also married and have families of their own that they are jeopardizing by getting involved in an affair.
Many women end up being the other woman by having a "fling" with a man with whom they never intended on being with on a regular basis. They may or may not have known the man was married but they went ahead anyway, later ending up infatuated or in love.
There are women out there that don't have a problem dating married men and seem to have little regret about it, but generally speaking, this is not usually the case.
Many times a husband will make promises that can string a mistress along until so much time passes that it becomes difficult for her to break it off. A husband may even go so far as to tell the mistress he's separated or in the process of a divorce when this is not the case. If a mistress is in love, she may not want to end it, even if she knows it's wrong.
If a woman has become a mistress and she knows that her lover is married, then most certainly she feels jealous. She feels jealous every time he walks out the door. She knows he is going home to another woman. She knows her lover has another life at his home which she will never be a part of.
Unless she has a family of her own, a mistress's life is usually pretty lonely, emphasized by the fact that her heart probably sinks just thinking of what her lover is doing at home with his wife and family. She feels jealous that he shares a bed with his wife and will never know the true level of intimacy that's going on despite what she's been told.
Some mistresses even have children with their married lovers. Imagine what a complicated web that must be.
There's no doubt that a mistress feels envious that her lover's relationship with his wife is not a secret to the world like hers most likely is. One thing that many mistresses crave more than anything is validation that her relationship with her lover is real. Sneaking around in secrecy is not the ideal for having a healthy, long-term relationship.
A mistress, like any other woman, wants her lover to be proud of her, to tell their friends about her, and for them to have the desire to tell the whole world how much they love her.
4. She Fell In Love With The Wrong Person
Well, this is a no-brainer, but unfortunately, love and lust are blind. A woman who ignores repeated red flags because of love or lust will eventually find out she has picked the wrong person to be with.
A mistress is bound to come to this realization sooner or later. She may choose to stay in the affair long after she's realized her mistake for any number of reasons including denial, fear, and, of course, love.
Falling for the wrong person happens to all of us. It happens to single women dating single men. It happens to women who fall in love with married men. It happens to the wife of a husband who is having an affair. It happens to same-sex couples as well.
The point is, most likely the mistress already knows she has made a huge mistake and only stays in the affair because she thinks her lover wants to be with her. Of course, some women may not be that emotionally attached to their lovers, but I would guess that most are -- especially in long-term affairs that carry on for years.
Mistresses are just like any other woman in the world. They don't necessarily need to be vilified.
5. She May Believe There Is A Future
How many women fall for a man and believe most of what he says? We've all done it at some point or another. If a woman knows her lover is married or found out at some point after she already fell for him, then there is no doubt she has been sweet-talked and promised to hundreds of times.
It's fairly common for a cheating husband to tell his mistress that he is miserable in his marriage and wants to get out. This may or may not be true, but whether or not he does get out of the marriage is another thing. If there are children involved or if the husband does truly want to be with his wife, then he won't make the steps to leave the marriage
A mistress has already placed herself in a vulnerable position, so if she is in love with the man she is having the affair with, she will make excuses for him, and probably suffers from deep denial. It may take months or even years for a mistress to realize that a man is not going to leave his wife for her. If he was, he would have done it sooner than later.
Hanging on to an affair in hopes that a man will leave his wife is something many mistresses do, and if there are years that pass by, she becomes more invested in the relationship, and also more comfortable within the lie. The affair becomes her normal. The secrecy becomes her normal, and in many cases, she will self-medicate or behave destructively to alleviate the guilt and shame.
Being the mistress is not glamorous. An affair may start out as a thrilling, romantic whirlwind, but it almost always ends up a depressing, disheartening situation. Mistresses are just like any other woman in the world. They don't necessarily need to be vilified.
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