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Mätresse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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

Mätresse is used for these senses in English:

  • mistress The other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
  • paramour (somewhat, dated) An illicit lover, either male or female.

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.

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