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女主人 — meaning in English

nǚ zhǔ rén

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English meaning

  • hostess noun A woman who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  • mistress noun A woman having an ongoing romantic or sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
  • paramour noun A lover, especially one involved in a secret or illicit romantic or sexual relationship.

Senses

女主人 is used for these senses in English:

  • hostess A female host.
  • mistress A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.
  • paramour (somewhat, dated) An illicit lover, either male or female.

hostess — full definition

  1. noun A woman who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
  2. noun A female flight attendant (dated usage).

mistress — full definition

  1. noun A woman having an ongoing romantic or sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
  2. noun A woman in a position of authority or control, or the female head of a household.