mistress

noun

ˈmi-strəs How to pronounce mistress (audio)
Definition of mistressnext
as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife

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Recent Examples of mistress Geolocation data showed that the pilot’s mistress had visited F.S.B. facilities in Moscow. — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Stumpp’s mistress and their daughter were also executed and their bodies were burnt alongside his, according to the Melbourne university. — Sean Neumann, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025 Amanda’s cause of death is determined to be strangulation, and the series soon presents other possible suspects: the older man Ebba was involved with and the husband of Harald’s mistress, Mira. — Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025 Any Vanderpump Rules fan will remember Ariana Maddix calling his mistress a dementor, so this reference feels particularly apt. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mistress

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