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mistress

[mis-tris] / ˈmɪs trɪs /


NOUN
woman in extramarital relationship
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"You chose to take your final flight in my arms on the evening of May 14, to join your mistress who loved you so much," she said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The man explained that he had a problem - he wants to leave his British wife to live with his mistress.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The ballet mistress Madame Giry, and others, usher the audience groups from room to room, as the narrative follows the spine of the original, although there is considerably less dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

At least Harold Macmillan understood, to use the parlance of his time, that history was a cruel mistress and was sure to leave him behind.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

Iluminada has now crept forward to the edge of the circle to offer the matches to her mistress.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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